Name ____________________#____
New Nation Review
**Use your I-N/B to study for your test on Friday 3/6/15!**
This completed review guide is due on Thursday 3/5/15 so we can go over it in
class!
1.
Which two important Virginians helped form the new government for the United
States?
2.
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
3.
The Constitutional Convention took place in this city _________________________.
4.
What were 2 of the qualities that James Madison possessed which made him so
helpful at the Convention?
5.
How do we know so much about what was even done at the Constitutional
Convention?
6.
What was George Washington’s job at the Convention?
7.
True or False:
8.
What was George Washington’s nickname?
9.
What was James Madison’s nickname?
10.
What is important about the section of the Constitution called the Bill of Rights?
11.
What two documents served as models for our Constitution?
12.
George Mason wrote _______________________________________________.
Kings continued to rule the new nation.
13.
What two freedoms did this document by George Mason list?
14.
Who wrote the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom?
15.
What are the three branches of Virginia’s government?
16.
The __________________ branch enforces the laws.
17.
The __________________ branch is home to the court system.
18.
The __________________ branch makes the laws.
19.
The __________________ branch is made up of two parts: the ________________ and
the ______________________.
20.
The ________________________ is in control of the executive branch.
21.
Why do we have the three branches of government (why not just 1)?
22.
What does it mean to migrate?
23.
Where did Virginians begin to move to?
24.
Why did some decide to move?
25.
What three things did Virginians take with them?
26.
What specific area did they cross through? What region is that in? DETAILS!
27.
Name one of the brave men who led a group of axmen through the wilderness,
cutting a route as they went along.
Make sure you really study the Important
Documents in Virginia History (“Fishing for
Documents”) because there will be a matching
section on the quiz!!
Be able to put events like this in order on a timeline … Remember, I’m going to keep
adapting/building on to this timeline on every test! I HIGHLY suggest you use flashcards to
help you study. Shuffle them up and lay them out in order. Make sure you add any new
events to those flashcards!!
1. Native Americans lived in Virginia.
2. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement. (1607)
3. John Smith started a trading relationship with the Powhatan Indians.
4. Africans arrived in Jamestown. (1619)
5. Women arrived in Jamestown. (1620)
6. The French & Indian War began (and ended).
7. The Declaration of Independence was written. (1776)
8. The Revolutionary War ended. (1781)
9. A new government was created at the Constitutional Convention. (1787)
10. George Washington became our first President. (1788)
11. You were born.
* * If you can memorize and recite (that means say out loud; you don’t have to write it) the
preamble to the United States Constitution I will give you 2 points of extra credit on your quiz!
Remember the Schoolhouse Rock song! :)
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,
insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare,
and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.