SOL Documentation & Record Keeping 2

Question 1

The Mayflower Compact (1620) is best described as a document that:

Accepted Answer

Created a written agreement for self-government among the Pilgrims

Answer

Settlers aboard the Mayflower agreed to make and obey laws for the general good of their colony.

Question 2

Who was the principal author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)?

Accepted Answer

George Mason

Answer

George Mason drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which influenced the Bill of Rights.

Question 3

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson, was passed in:

Accepted Answer

1786

Answer

Madison guided Jefferson's statute through the Virginia legislature in 1786, separating church and state.

Question 4

The Declaration of Independence is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

Primary source created at the time of the events

Answer

It was produced in 1776 by participants in the events it describes.

Question 5

Which document, ratified in 1781, served as the first national constitution of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Articles of Confederation

Answer

The Articles created a weak national government with no power to tax or regulate trade.

SOL - Virginia & US History Test Practice Test