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WorksheetsVirginia Studies Q3 CSA Review
Total questions: 88
Worksheet time: 52mins
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Class
Date
1.
The arrival of women in the Jamestown settlement was significant because...
a)
they served as representatives in the House of Burgesses.
b)
they helped expand the tobacco industry.
c)
they established trading with the native peoples.
d)
they helped Jamestown become a permanent settlement.
2.
By 1620, the settlement was growing by the addition of which two groups?
a)
women and Africans
b)
children and women
c)
children and Africans
d)
women and men
3.
How did the arrival of women at Jamestown help to make the settlement permanent?
a)
Women made it possible for more settlers to establish families.
b)
Women served as guards at the fort.
c)
Women became the first burgesses and made the laws.
d)
Women communicated with the Indians and established peace in the colony.
4.
What was the name of the indian girl who told the indians they should get along with settlers and help them survive?
a)
Belle
b)
Ariel
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Rapunzel
5.
How did Captain John Smith establish a positive relationship with the native peoples?
a)
He ignored them.
b)
He began to fight with them.
c)
He began to trade with them.
d)
He married Pochahontas.
6.
The Powhatan helped the settlers survive by...
a)
showing them how to plant corn and tobacco.
b)
showing them how to plant rice fields.
c)
showing them how to build furniture.
d)
showing them how to build forts.
7.
Which of the following lists include examples of cultural landscapes?
a)
Homes, Schools, Places of Worship
b)
Barns, Trees, Garages
c)
Homes, Barns, Places of Worship
d)
Barns, Grocery stores, Bus stations
8.
Which place name represents English influence?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Werewocomoco
d)
Mattaponi
9.
Which place name represents Native American influence?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Richmond
c)
Jamestown
d)
Williamsburg
10.
In which regions did the English and Africans settle primarily?
a)
Coastal Plain & Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains & Valley and Ridge
c)
Appalachian Plateau & Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains & Piedmont
11.
Who settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
Germans and Scots-Irish
b)
Africans
c)
English
d)
Native Americans
12.
Which group of people provided the primary source of labor in Virginia's tobacco fields?
a)
American Indians
b)
Scots-Irish
c)
African Slaves
d)
Denture Savers
13.
How did MOST families live in Colonial Virginia?
a)
One room homes
b)
Houseboats
c)
Longhouses
d)
Teepees
14.
Why did the Virginia Colony need African slave labor?
a)
It was a reliable and cheap source of labor.
b)
Europeans were terrible farmers
c)
Most European countries used slaves
d)
Africans wanted to come to the New world
15.
Both free and enslaved African Americans were denied ________________.
a)
personal rights
b)
the ability to marry
c)
housing
d)
buying goods on credit
16.
What type of workers were most free Virginians?
a)
small farmers
b)
businessmen
c)
large plantation owners
d)
soldier
17.
What happened to the American Indians after the European settlers arrived?
a)
They lived throughout Virginia
b)
They lived only in the Piedmont
c)
Most were forced inland
d)
They moved to England
18.
Some farmers lived in _______________.
a)
Teepees
b)
large houses (plantations)
c)
Long Houses
d)
Boats
19.
Many __________ African Americans owned their own businesses and property
a)
male
b)
enslaved
c)
female
d)
free
20.
What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
a)
The Battle of Great Bridge
b)
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
c)
The Battle of Yorktown
d)
The Battle of New Market
21.
Where was the final battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Great Bridge
c)
Williamsburg
d)
Yorktown
22.
What was the first land battle fought in Virginia?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Great Bridge
c)
Jamestown
d)
Richmond
23.
Which region does the picture represent?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Coastal Plains
24.
Which region includes the Eastern Shore?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Valley and Ridge
25.
Jada's family is driving over rolling hills. Which region are they in?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Appalachian Plateau
26.
How many regions are in VA?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
27.
Which region has old rounded mountains?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
28.
Which region name is known as land at the foot of the mountains?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
29.
The Great Valley of VA is located in what region?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain
30.
Which region is directly west of the Fall Line?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
31.
A region with elevated, flat land.
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Valley and Ridge
32.
How many major rivers are located in the Coastal Plain region?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
33.
On which river is the city of Alexandria located?
a)
York
b)
Potomac
c)
Rappahannock
d)
James
34.
Fredericksburg is located on the---
a)
Rappahannock River
b)
Potomac River
c)
James River
d)
York River
35.
Which two cities are located on the James River?
a)
Jamestown & Alexandria
b)
Richmond & Yorktown
c)
Yorktown & Richmond
d)
Jamestown & Richmond
36.
The York River has which city located on it?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Alexandria
37.
--- is a shallow, natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp, located in the Coastal Plain.
a)
Lake Draining
b)
Lake Drummond
c)
Lake Washington
38.
Name the peninsula which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean & Chesapeake Bay.
a)
Western Shore
b)
Piedmont
c)
Tidewater
d)
Eastern Shore
39.
Which list includes the 5 surrounding states of VA?
a)
Maryland, West VA, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee
b)
Maryland, Tennessee, North Carolina, West VA, Kentucky
c)
Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Maryland, North Carolina
d)
Tennessee, South Carolina, Maryland, West VA, Georgia
40.
Define the word "peninsula".
a)
A large body of water bordering land.
b)
A piece of land bordered on all sides by water.
c)
A piece of land bordered on 2 sides by water.
d)
A piece of land bordered on 3 sides by water.
41.
The Fall Line is the natural border between which two regions?
a)
Appalachian Plateau & Valley & Ridge
b)
Blue Ridge & Coastal Plain
c)
Coastal Plain & Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge & Piedmont
42.
What water feature in Virginia has a variety of wildlife and was explored by George Washington?
a)
Smith Mountain Lake
b)
New River
c)
Dismal Swamp
d)
Clinch River
43.
Which region is labeled with a "2"?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
44.
American Indians continue to live in all parts of Virginia today.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
What region does the current state recognized Monacan tribe live in?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Appalachian Plateau
46.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
a)
The population was moving west
b)
Fire destroyed the buildings
c)
The drinking water was contaminated
d)
Unhealthy living conditions caused diseases
47.
Which of the following was the first capital of Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Jamestown
48.
Which of the following was the second capital of Virginia?
a)
Williamsburg
b)
Jamestown
c)
Richmond
49.
Which of the following was the third capital of Virginia?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Richmond
c)
Williamsburg
50.
What year was Jamestown the capital of Virginia?
a)
1608
b)
1609
c)
1607
51.
"Contaminated water, buildings destroyed by fire, and diseases."
What does this list describe?
What does this list describe?
a)
Reasons for settling at Jamestown
b)
Reasons for moving the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg
c)
Reasons for moving the capital form Williamsburg to Richmond
d)
Reasons the natives settled in Werewocomoco
52.
As Virginia's population grew, in which direction did they move?
a)
West
b)
North
c)
South
d)
East
53.
What did the Virginia colony depend on for wealth?
a)
agriculture
b)
glass
c)
lumber
54.
What is another work for agriculture?
a)
skills
b)
plants
c)
farming
55.
What was the most profitable agricultural product in Jamestown?
a)
glass
b)
tobacco
c)
gun powder
56.
What is a good or service owed to another?
a)
credit
b)
cash crop
c)
debt
d)
money
57.
What is it called when someone buys a good or service now and pays for it later?
a)
credit
b)
cash crop
c)
debt
d)
money
58.
What is the term for currency, which includes coins and paper bills?
a)
credit
b)
cash crop
c)
debt
d)
money
59.
What is it called when you trade one item you own with another item owned by someone else (WITHOUT the use of money)
a)
Currency
b)
Barter
c)
Savings
d)
Debt
60.
Money put away to save or spend later is called ____________.
a)
debt
b)
money
c)
credit
d)
savings
61.
Colonial Virginia had _______ banks.
a)
no
b)
few
c)
many
d)
15
62.
Colonial Virginia did not have banks and paper and coin money was rare. What did many colonists use as money?
a)
beads
b)
fur
c)
tobacco
d)
corn
63.
Food sources were limited for colonists.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
Where did most people get their clothes in colonial Virginia?
a)
Old Navy
b)
Target
c)
Made their own
d)
The Indians
65.
What did colonial meals consist MOSTLY of?
a)
Local produce and meat
b)
Penguin
c)
Cactus
d)
Coconuts and banannas
66.
How did MOST families live in Colonial Virginia?
a)
One room homes
b)
Houseboats
c)
Longhouses
d)
Teepees
67.
In order to protect our commonwealth and our federal government, military bases are very prevalent in which Virginia region?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountain Region
b)
Valley and Ridge Region
c)
Appalachian Plateau Region
d)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region
68.
State government jobs supply a large amount of income for the people of which region?
a)
Piedmont Region
b)
Appalachian Plateau Region
c)
Valley and Ridge Region
d)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region
69.
Snow skiing is a major recreation activity for which region?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountain Region
b)
Valley and Ridge Region
c)
Piedmont Region
d)
Appalachian Plateau Region
70.
Seafood and peanuts are featured products from which Virginia region?
a)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region
b)
Piedmont Region
c)
Appalachian Plateau Region
d)
Valley and Ridge Region
71.
Which Virginian said "Give me liberty or give me death?"
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Paraliment
72.
During the Revolutionary War what was the name of the government in England
a)
Congress
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
parliament
73.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
John Smith
74.
The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the
a)
people
b)
the king
c)
congress
75.
What document explained the reasons that led to the Revolutionary War?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Charter
76.
How did the colonists believe they should be governed?
a)
They believed they should be governed by the king
b)
They believed they should be governed by local assemblies
c)
They believed they should not be governed
77.
Why did the king pass the Stamp Act?
a)
To bully the colonists
b)
To get money for the American Revolution
c)
To get money from the colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War
78.
The Declaration of Independence states reasons for
a)
freedom
b)
compromise
c)
cooperation
79.
What does taxation without representation mean?
a)
to have a voice in government
b)
to tax someone with NO say in government
c)
to do whatever you want
80.
Parliament believed it had the right to ______ the colonists.
a)
Enslave
b)
Work
c)
Tax
d)
Steal from
81.
The Declaration of Independence states that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and ...
a)
no taxation without representation
b)
the right of free speech
c)
the right to vote
d)
the pursuit of happiness
82.
What event resulted in the death of five colonists and the wounding of six?
a)
The Boston Tea Party
b)
The Revolutionary War
c)
The Boston Ball
d)
The Boston Massacre
83.
What event was a protest against the tax on tea?
a)
The Boston Massacre
b)
The Revolutionary War
c)
The Boston Tea Party
d)
The Jamestown Protest
84.
In September of 1774, representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia for the...
a)
First Continental Congress
b)
Second Continental Congress
c)
Election of our first president
d)
Start of the Revolutionary War
85.
Someone who wanted freedom from England was called a...
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Neutral
86.
Someone who did not want to separate from England was called a....
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Neutral
87.
Someone who did not want to take sides in the conflict was called a...
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Neutral
88.
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on....
a)
April of 1775
b)
May of 1775
c)
July 4, 1775
d)
July 4, 1776
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