Virginia Studies SOL Review

Coal was discovered in which Virginia county?

• Suffolk County

• Tazewell County

• Caroline County

• Henry County

What is the role (or job) of the executive branch?

• Enforces laws given

• Creates laws

• Interprets laws

• Advises the legislature

The economy of the south was primarily __________ and relied heavily on slave labor (work).

• industrial

• agricultural

• commercial

• technological

Which bordering state is labeled with a "3"?

• Maryland

• Virginia

• West Virginia

• North Carolina

Which governor appointed more African Americans AND women to positions in state government than any other previous governor?

• Linwood Holton

• Tim Kaine

• Bob McDonnell

• Mark Warner

Besides African Americans, who else was affected by the "Jim Crow" laws?

• Asians

• Native Americans

• women

• children

What did Virginia Indians use to make clothing?

• tree bark

• leaves and vines

• buffalo skin

• deer skin

When Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death!" He was talking about.....

• taxation without representation

• the right to bear arms

• freedom of speech

• the abolition of slavery

What important event happened in 1619 at the Jamestown colony?

• Africans were brought over for slave labor

• The first representative assembly was established

• The colony was abandoned due to famine

• The first Thanksgiving was celebrated

What important event happened in 1620 at the Jamestown colony?

• Women were brought over to make a permanent colony

• The first representative assembly was established

• The colony was abandoned due to famine

• The first African slaves were brought to America