#9 Quiz

Thomas Jefferson wrote the—

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Declaration of Independence

The native peoples who had the first contact with English settlers belonged to which language group?

• Siouan

• Algonquian

• Iroquoian

• Cherokee

According to this graph, which is the BEST statement to make about the population of Virginia in 1700?

• American Indians lived throughout Virginia before 1607

• Free African Americans were denied most rights

• Most white Virginians made their living as small farmers

• A few free African Americans owned large farms, or plantations

Trace the Fall Line. Which letter indicates the location of Richmond?

(a)  

I was an enslaved African American who served in the Continental Army. After the Revolution I was given my freedom when I asked for it. Who is the speaker?

• Nat Turner

• Oliver W. Hill, Sr.

• James Lafayette

• Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.