Virginia Studies SOL review

Military bases are an important part of the economy of the ____.

• Piedmont region

• Blue Ridge region

• Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region

• Appalachian Plateau region

Which was NOT a change that ensured the survival of Jamestown?

• the strong leadership of Captain John Smith

• the arrival of two supply ships

• the emphasis on self-sustaining agriculture

• the attitude of the Powhatan Indians

Which of the following is not true about the role of Virginians during the American Revolution?

• Many Virginians did not take sides.

• Some Virginia slaves fought for the British.

• All Virginians supported the Continental Army and the Revolution.

• Some Virginians remained loyal to England.

This city was known as a railroad center.

• Norton

• Richmond

• Roanoke

• Abingdon

The Powhatan Indians helped the colonists survive by ___.

• teaching them to navigate the rivers and to hunt

• showing the colonists how to grow corn and tobacco

• teaching them how to fish

• helping them rebuild the colony

As a result of Brown v. Board of Education, all public schools ___.

• had to be the same

• had to have separate rooms for African Americans

• were ordered to integrate

• were ordered to close

After the Civil War, sharecropping developed mainly because ___.

• farm land was very expensive

• farmers could not pay workers

• food was very scarce

• farmers were still fighting the Union

The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was the _____.

• Battle of Trenton in New Jersey

• Battle of Saratoga in New York

• Battle of Lexington in Massachusetts

• Battle of Yorktown in Virginia

The Green dot represents a city along this river.

• Potomac

• James

• York

• Rappahannock

Which basic idea is contained in the Declaration of Independence?

• If people do the same work, they should receive the same pay.

• No one should take away people's basic rights.

• People should be free to worship as they wish.

• Slavery is wrong and should be abolished.