Name/Number: _________________________

Date: ____________

SOL Review QUIZ VS.6 a-c/VS.10a

_____ 1) Who is known as the Father of Our
Country?

_____ 2) Who is known as the Father of the

Constitution?

A)
B)
C)
D)

A)
B)
C)
D)

Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Madison
George Mason

Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Madison
George Mason

_____ 3) Who wrote the Virginia Declaration

of Rights?

_____ 4) Who wrote the Virginia Statute for

Religious Freedom?

A)
B)
C)
D)

A)
B)
C)
D)

Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Madison
George Mason

Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Madison
George Mason

_____ 5) Which document stated that all

Virginians should have certain rights
including freedom of religion and freedom
of the press?

_____ 6) Which document was the basis for

the First Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, the amendment that
protects religious freedom?

A)
B)
C)
D)

A)
B)
C)
D)

Declaration of Independence
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
Bill of Rights

Declaration of Independence
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Bill of Rights

_____ 7) Who provided a model of

leadership for future presidents?

_____ 8) Which Virginian kept detailed notes

during the Constitutional Convention?

A) Thomas Jefferson
B) George Washington
C) James Madison
D) George Mason

A)
B)
C)
D)

_____ 9) What mountains did the settlers

cross as they migrated west to new lands?

_____ 10) Which crop was hard on the soil,

causing many farmers to look west and
south for new land to farm?

A)
B)
C)
D)

Sierra Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Alps
Rocky Mountains

A)
B)
C)
D)

Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Madison
George Mason

Tobacco
Cotton
Corn
Peanuts

_____ 11) What did the settlers pass through

as they crossed the Appalachian Mountains
migrating to new lands in the west?

_____ 12) What most influenced the

movement of people as Virginians moved
to and beyond the Virginia western frontier?

A)
B)
C)
D)

A)
B)
C)
D)

Fall Line
Hampton Roads
Eastern Shore
Cumberland Gap

_____ 13) Which branch of Virginia

government makes state laws?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Federal

_____ 15) Which branch of Virginia

government decides cases about people
accused of breaking the law?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Legislative
Executive
Federal
Judicial

Geography
Tourism
Exports
Communication

_____ 14) Which branch of Virginia

government makes sure state laws are
carried out?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Federal
Executive
Judicial
Legislative

_____ 16) What is the legislative branch of

Virginia government called?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Executive Mansion
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Governors Council

_____ 17) What are the two parts of the

General Assembly called?

_____ 18) Who heads the executive branch

of Virginia state government?

A)
B)
C)
D)

A)
B)
C)
D)

Supreme Court and White House

State Police and Rescue Squad
Senate and House of Delegates
Congress and Federal Government

President
Governor
Senator
Delegate

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