Virginia Studies “Who Said That?”

"No more taxes! It's time to fight King George III!" Who said that?

• a Scots-Irish settler

• a Patriot

• a Loyalist

• a burgess

"I plan to call the first meeting of the General Assembly." Who said that?

• the governor of Virginia

• a member of the governor's council

• a sharecropper

• a member of Parliament

"We just built our new home in the Shenandoah Valley. Come visit us! We live along the migration route, so we'll be easy to find." Who said that?

• a member of the Cherokee tribe

• a Loyalist

• a Scots-Irish or German settler

• a Portuguese sailor

"I plan to make a lot of money with my new investment. Let's hope the colonists strike it rich!" Who said that?

• a member of the Powhatan tribe

• a stockholder from the Virginia Company of London

• the governor of Virginia

• a member of Parliament

My brother made a lot of money selling apples last year, but he had to give a big share of that money to the landowner. Who most likely said this?

• a burgess

• a sharecropper

• an archaeologist

• a member of Parliament

Slavery must end now! Who most likely said this?

• an abolitionist

• an archaeologist

• a Patriot

• the governor of Virginia

I decided to fight for independence from Great Britain! Who most likely said this?

• a free African American during the Civil War

• an enslaved African American during the Revolutionary War

• a free African American during the Revolutionary War

• an American Indian during the Civil War

I found an amazing pot during our dig. We are learning so much about Jamestown’s first settlers. Who most likely said this?

• a member of the Mattaponi tribe

• an abolitionist

• an enslaved African American

• an archaeologist

I love my job. I think it’s very important to decide whether or not a new law agrees with the state constitution. Who said that?

• the governor of Virginia

• a member of the Virginia General Assembly

• a member of the governor's council

• a member of the judicial branch

Our tribe has lived in Virginia since long before the English settlers came. Today, we live in the Piedmont region. Who said that?

• a member of the Cherokee tribe

• a member of the Monacan tribe

• a European settler

• a Portuguese sailor