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Teachers: In this assessment (except for the first two slides), the students will get instant answer feedback for each question. In order to activate the answer feedback, you need to: 1. Click on “Tools” 2. Click on “Macro” 3. Click on “Security” 4. Click on “Low” 5. Click “Okay” 6. Exit Powerpoint; then open up Powerpoint again. Researched by Delia Bisgyer/multiple choice template designed by Joyce Wainwright, SBTS, Camelot Elementary School Which Founding Father Am I? I wrote the Bill of Rights and made sure it was added to the Constitution. I was the leader at the Constitutional Convention. They are called our Founding Fathers because they worked long and hard at the Convention in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to debate, discuss and write a Constitution for the new United States. Which Founding Father Am I? I wrote the VA Declaration of Rights, which gave us rights such as freedom of religion and freedom of the press. I wrote the VA Statute for Religious Freedom, which gave us the right to worship as we choose. They are called our Founding Fathers because they worked long and hard at the Convention in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to debate, discuss and write a Constitution for the new United States. 3. The primary writer of the Declaration of Independence, 1776, was George Mason. Thomas Jefferson. George Washington. James Madison. 4. The VA Statute for Religious Freedom, 1786, was later used to write the First Amendment to the Constitution. The VA Statute was written by George Washington James Madison George Mason Thomas Jefferson. Clear 5. The man who took continuous notes at the Constitutional Convention, 1787, and was later known as “the Father of the Constitution,” was 6. The President of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, 1787, was James Madison. James Madison. Thomas Jefferson. George Washington. George Washington. George Mason. George Mason. Thomas Jefferson. Clear 1. The Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776, was later used to write the Bill of Rights. The VA Declaration of Rights was written by George Mason George Washington 2. The writer of the Bill of Rights was known as “the Father of the Bill of Rights.” Who? Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Madison George Washington Thomas Jefferson George Mason Clear On August 31 a weary ? bitterly exclaimed that he . . . “ . . . would sooner chop off my right hand than put it to the Constitution as it now stands." 7. Who would not sign the Constitution because it did not have a Bill of Rights? 8. This man became a good role model for future presidents and was known as “the Father of Our Country.” Who? George Mason. George Mason. Thomas Jefferson. James Madison. George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. James Madison. George Washington. Clear Sources Mason, G. & Lee, T. L. (1776). The Virginia Declaration of Rights (page 1). Library of Congress: Exhibitions, American Treasures of the Library of Congress. 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Washington / painted by Cogniet, 1836 ; engraved by Laugier, 1839. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Popular Graphic Arts.