VA Studies SOL Review 6

Who led an attack on the US Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry in 1859?

• John Armistead

• Frederick Douglas

• Arthur Ashe

• John Brown

What was the transportation link between early Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean Sea?

• Chesapeake Bay

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Indian Ocean

The southern states compared themselves to the colonies when they fought the British. When they seceded from the Union, they wanted---

• to rejoin Great Britain

• to become eleven separate countries

• to be an independent country from the United States

• to become part of Mexico

All of the following were problems after the Civil War for Virginians EXCEPT---

• farming tools

• education

• clothing

• food

Which of the following occurred LAST?

• The Declaration of Independence

• Meeting of the first General Assembly

• Colonies disagreed with the British Parliament

• English rights extended to settlers by the king's charter

An URBAN community is a---

• large farm called a plantation

• town or city

• suburb

• small farm

How were Nat Turner and John Brown similar?

• favored secession

• favored slavery

• led a rebellion

• heroes in the South

If you traveled east from a region that is the source of many rivers in Virginia to the region with the lowest elevation, which region of Virginia would you be in?

• Appalachian Plateau

• Valley and Ridge

• Coastal Plain/Tidewater

• Blue Ridge Mountains

How are the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom similar?

• written by Thomas Jefferson

• expressed the idea for freedom of religion/worship

• written by George Mason

• calls for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Fill in the blank. During colonial times, Virginia had _____ banks, and people mostly bartered for what they needed.

• 25

• 50

• 0

• 10