VA Studies Benchmark 3 Review

Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Mason

Which shows the correct order of these documents?

1. Declaration of Independence

2. Virginia Company of London Charter

3. Constitution of the United States

• 2, 1, 3

• 1, 2, 3

• 3, 2, 1

• 3, 1, 2

This person was skilled at compromise and is known as "Father of the Constitution"?

• George Mason

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

What general is known for defeating Union troops at the Battle of Fredericksburg?

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

What battle took place in Norfolk, VA?

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Manassas

• Battle of the Ironclads

What year did the Civil War end?

• 1965

• 1865

• 1856

• 1877

The Freedman's Bureau provided all EXCEPT the following for freed African Americans?

• housing

• medical care

• education

• food

Check all of the effects of the Jim Crow Laws below.

(There is more than 1)

• Segregated schools

• Shared public restrooms

• literacy test

• more African Americans held public office

• poll taxes

Virginians move south and ____________ to find better land and opportunities.

• west

• east

• north

What geographical feature did Virginians have to cross when moving westward?

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• The Great Divide