Test #6: Constitution and Westward Migration
1. What was the purpose of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a. It allowed people to practice religion in their own way
2. Pioneers traveling from Virginia to Kentucky had to go through-
a. Cumberland Gap
3. What were two reasons people migrated to different places?
a. Find better farmland and jobs (opportunities)
4. How did George Washington set an example for future Presidents?
a. Washington chose a Cabinet and served two terms
5. Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a. George Mason
6. Why was George Washington called the “Father of our Country?”
a. He was a strong leader and a model for other leaders
7. What were the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Virginia Declaration of Rights used to create?
a. The Bill of Rights
8. Who was the “Father of the Constitution?”
a. James Madison
9. When farmers began searching for new places to farm, which direction did they go?
a. West and south
10. Who was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a. Thomas Jefferson
11. How did the VA Declaration of Rights influence the Constitution?
a. All Virginians should have certain rights, people should have freedom of press, and it was the basis for the Bill of Rights
12. How did James Madison help during the Constitutional Convention?
a. He wrote detailed notes and helped people compromise
13. What 3 things did people take with them when they moved to the western frontier?
a. Traditions, ideas, and culture
1. What was the purpose of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a. It allowed people to practice religion in their own way
2. Pioneers traveling from Virginia to Kentucky had to go through-
a. Cumberland Gap
3. What were two reasons people migrated to different places?
a. Find better farmland and jobs (opportunities)
4. How did George Washington set an example for future Presidents?
a. Washington chose a Cabinet and served two terms
5. Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a. George Mason
6. Why was George Washington called the “Father of our Country?”
a. He was a strong leader and a model for other leaders
7. What were the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Virginia Declaration of Rights used to create?
a. The Bill of Rights
8. Who was the “Father of the Constitution?”
a. James Madison
9. When farmers began searching for new places to farm, which direction did they go?
a. West and south
10. Who was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a. Thomas Jefferson
11. How did the VA Declaration of Rights influence the Constitution?
a. All Virginians should have certain rights, people should have freedom of press, and it was the basis for the Bill of Rights
12. How did James Madison help during the Constitutional Convention?
a. He wrote detailed notes and helped people compromise
13. What 3 things did people take with them when they moved to the western frontier?
a. Traditions, ideas, and culture