VA Studies SOL Review #3

Why was Williamsburg established as Virginia's second state capital?

• Colonists were spreading diseases

• It was a more central location in the state

• It was closer to the Atlantic Ocean

• Virginians were migrating westward

Which list completes sections 1 and 2 of the table

• Peninsula to Island

• Island to Peninsula

Which map shows Virginia's Piedmont region shaded?

• Map A
• Map B
• Map C
• Map D

What do the Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond have in common?

• Both were used as a source of food for Virginia's early settlers
• Both are located in the Costal Plain region of Virginia
• Both flow into the Chesapeake Bay
• Both provided a transportation link to the Eastern Shore

Which city is located along the Potomac River?

• Roanoke
• Fredericksburg
• Alexandria
• Yorktown

Which region is a source of many Virginia rivers?

• Coastal Plain 
• Eastern Shore
• Blue Ridge Mountains
• Appalachian Plateau

Which region name means "land at the foot of the mountains"?

• Blue Ridge Mountains
• Coastal Plain
• Piedmont
• Appalachian Plateau

Which group of people provided the primary source of labor in Virginia's tobacco fields?

• American Indians
• Scots-Irish
• African Slaves
• Denture Savers

Who settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley?

• Scots-Irish
• Germans
• English
• Native Americans

Which was the THIRD capital of colonial Virginia?

• Richmond
• Roanoke
• Jamestown
• Petersburg