VA Studies Practice SOL

The large Indian town Werowocomoco was important because –

• it was explored by John Smith.

• it was used by Indian leaders as their headquarters for several hundred years before the English settlers came.

• John Rolfe planted the first Virginia tobacco there.

• it was attacked and burned in Bacon’s Rebellion.

What is an appropriate title for this chart?

• Ways to Establish a Trade Route

• Reasons for English Colonization in America

• Directions for Building a Fountain of Youth

• English Colonization in Africa and India

Use this map to answer the question.

This 1743 map of the West Africa coast identifies the original home of many slaves brought to the Americas. Slave labor was introduced into the Virginia colony to

• increase the peanut economy.

• work in the new factories.

• work on the railroads and boats.

• expand the tobacco economy.

Which of the following was a cause of the hardships at Jamestown?

• Many settlers lacked skills necessary to survive.

• No one wanted to lead the colony.

• The land was too far away from the Atlantic Ocean.

• The settlers did not know how to dig wells.

The relationship between the native peoples and the English settlers changed when –

• more settlers arrived and took land from the native peoples to raise tobacco.

• the native peoples decided to move to England to live with Pocahontas.

• Chief Powhatan demanded that John Smith be sent back to England.

• the native peoples refused to allow the settlers to grow any more tobacco.

The name Roanoke is an example of a place name reflecting the culture of the –

• American Indian.

• English.

• German.

• Scots-Irish.

Which of the following does NOT reflect different cultures?

• barn

• church

• house

• river

Some enslaved African Americans in Virginia fought for the British in the American Revolution because they were promised –

• freedom.

• guns.

• food.

• clothing.

The members of the Continental Congress asked __________ to be the commander in chief of the Continental Army.

• Thomas Nelson

• George Rogers Clark

• John Paul Jones

• George Washington

This portrait shows the British army surrendering to American forces in 1781 at –

• Philadelphia

• Saratoga

• Williamsburg

• Yorktown