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WorksheetsUltimate VA Studies Review Part One
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which geographic region of Virginia is located in Southwest Virginia?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
2.
Which shallow natural lake is located in the Coastal Plain region? (Found in the Dismal Swamp)
a)
Lake Monticello
b)
Lake Anna
c)
Lake Drummond
d)
Lake Louisa
3.
Which geographic region of Virginia has rolling hills?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Platea
d)
Valley and Ridge
4.
Which geographic region of Virginia is a source of many rivers and has Old Rounded Mountains?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Piedmont
5.
Which body of water provided a safe harbor and a source of food for Virginia?
a)
Lake Drummond
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
James River
d)
Chesapeake Bay
6.
Which river flows through Fredericksburg?
a)
Rappahannock River
b)
York River
c)
James River
d)
Potomac River
7.
Which American Indian group lived in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Monacan
c)
Powhatan
8.
In which region was Algonquian spoken?
a)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
9.
The ________ language was spoken in the Piedmont region.
a)
Iroquoian
b)
Siouan
c)
Algonquian
10.
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Louisa
b)
Jamestown
c)
Yorktown
d)
Alexandria
11.
The Jamestown site was chosen because it could easily be _______ from attack by sea
a)
Defeated
b)
Defended
c)
Developed
d)
Destroyed
12.
What was the first elected legislative (law making) body in America?
a)
General Motors
b)
General Robert E. Lee
c)
General Assembly
d)
Judicial Branch
13.
The arrival of who made it possible to expand the tobacco economy?
a)
Africans
b)
Native Americans
14.
Who financed (paid for) the settlement of Jamestown?
a)
John Smith
b)
Virginia Company of London
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
General Assembly
15.
Which group of people worked in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions against their will?
a)
English
b)
Native Americans
c)
Africans
16.
An example of a cultural landscape that people worship at is a...
a)
Church
b)
House
c)
School
17.
Virginia's first capital was...
a)
Jamestown
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
18.
Virginia's second capital was...
a)
Jamestown
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
19.
What is buying a good or service now and paying for it later?
a)
Barter
b)
Debt
c)
Credit
20.
What is another word for the trading of goods and services without using money?
a)
Barter
b)
Credit
c)
Debt
21.
What is a good or service owed to another person?
a)
Credit
b)
Barter
c)
Debt
22.
Who served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Robert E. Lee
23.
Who inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
John Brown
24.
Which slave served in the Continental Army and was given his freedom after the war?
a)
James Armistead Lafayette
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Nat Turner
25.
Who provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from England?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
26.
Who won the Revolutionary War?
a)
Colonists (Patriots)
b)
Loyalists
27.
The Declaration of Independence states that authority to govern belongs to...
a)
Kings Not People
b)
People Not Kings
28.
Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Appomattox Court House
29.
Soldiers that served in the Continental Army and fought against the English were nicknamed...
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
30.
What document was sent to the King and expressed reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain? (Written by Thomas Jefferson)
a)
Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
VA Declaration of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
31.
The King believed the colonies belonged to...
a)
England
b)
Continental Army
32.
Who kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention and believed in the importance of having a U.S. Constitution?
a)
George Mason
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
33.
George Mason wrote which document that states that all Virginians have the right to freedom of religion and freedom of the press?
a)
VA Declaration of Rights
b)
VA Statute for Religious Freedom
34.
Who provided strong leadership for the young country and was a model of leadership for future presidents?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
35.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
36.
Which geographic region of Virginia includes the Great Valley of Virginia?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Valley and Ridge
37.
Which geographic region of Virginia is made of low, flat land?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
38.
Which geographic region of Virginia is located west of the Fall Line?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
39.
Who explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?
a)
George C. Marshall
b)
George of the Jungle
c)
George Washington
40.
Few people had _______ to use to buy goods and services in Colonial Virginia (There were no banks).
a)
Debt
b)
Credit
c)
Money
41.
Who studies material evidence that's been left by people from the past?
a)
Scientists
b)
Archaeologists
c)
Dentists
d)
Psychologists
42.
Jamestown was founded on a narrow _______ bordered on three sides by the James river. (Jamestown is now an Island!!!)
a)
Island
b)
Peninsula
43.
The Jamestown site was chosen because they thought they had ...
a)
a good supply of fresh water
b)
found gold and riches
44.
Which river flows through Alexandria?
a)
Potomac
b)
Rappahannock
c)
York
d)
James
45.
Which Indian group & language were spoken in Southwestern Virginia?
a)
Monacan Indians speaking Siouan
b)
Powhatan Indians speaking Algonquian
c)
Cherokee Indians speaking Iroquoian
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