Virginia Studies SOL Test Review

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Which resources do archaeologists mainly use to study the past? Options: library books & newspapers, storytellers, artifacts, world maps & encyclopedias

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artifacts

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What was the main goal of the stockholders who financed Jamestown?

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Making money

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The main reason it was hard for the Jamestown colony to survive was because the settlers...

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had few of the needed skills

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Because of the growth of the Virginia colony, the native peoples worried that the settlers would...

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seize lands

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In Virginia history, Powhatan is important because he...

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provided leadership to the American Indians

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Scots-Irish settlers primarily made their homes in the Shenandoah Valley because it was...

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along the migration route

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Which name shows the influence of American Indian culture? Options: Roanoke, Yorktown, Richmond, Jamestown

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Roanoke

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In 1492, Columbus discovers new land. ____ ?______. In 1619, the Virginia Assembly first meets. Which event can take the place of the question mark?

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Jamestown settlement is established

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Which city is nearest to a battle of the ironclads? Options: Manassas, Fredericksburg, Richmond, Norfolk

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Norfolk

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During the American Revolution, which sign would Patrick Henry most likely have held? Options: "Let women vote", "Fight the British", "End slavery now", "Grow more tobacco"

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"Fight the British"