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WorksheetsVS.2-VS.10 Review
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which numbered area separates the Eastern Shore from the Virginia mainland?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
2.
Which geographic region of Virginia has many rolling hills and waterfalls?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Coastal Plain (tidewater)
3.
_______
Old, rounded landforms
Part of the Appalachian System
Source of many rivers
Which region of Virginia is the best title for this list?
Old, rounded landforms
Part of the Appalachian System
Source of many rivers
Which region of Virginia is the best title for this list?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
d)
Piedmont
4.
Complete the analogy. Piedmont Region is to rolling hills as Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region is to -
a)
flat land
b)
source of many rivers
c)
old, rounded mountains
d)
valleys
5.
The first permanent English settlement in North America is known as -
a)
Werowocomocco
b)
Richmond
c)
Yorktown
d)
Jamestown
6.
Virginia Rivers
*James
*York
*Potomac
*Rappahannock
Which sentence explains a common geographic characteristic of these rivers?
*James
*York
*Potomac
*Rappahannock
Which sentence explains a common geographic characteristic of these rivers?
a)
Each flows into the Chesapeake Bay.
b)
Each creates an isthmus.
c)
Each flows into the Dismal Swamp.
d)
Each creates an island.
7.
Which Virginia state - recognized tribe is located in the Piedmont region?
a)
Nansemond
b)
Pamunkey
c)
Mattaponi
d)
Monacan
8.
Which numbered area on this map shows where the Siouan language was spoken?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1
d)
3
9.
Which group established the town of Werowocomoco?
a)
English Settlers
b)
American Indians
c)
Spanish missionaries
d)
African Americans
10.
Which resources do archaeologists mainly use to study the past?
a)
Library books and Newspapers
b)
Storytellers
c)
Artifacts
d)
World maps and Encylopedias
11.
In what year was Jamestown founded?
a)
1610
b)
1607
c)
1619
d)
1620
12.
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
a)
King James
b)
Virginia Company of London
c)
the settlers
d)
indentured servants
13.
Which is one reason the site for Jamestown was chosen?
a)
King James did not want it located inland.
b)
There was a good supply of fresh water.
c)
The settlers were tired after a long voyage.
d)
It could easily be attacked by sea.
14.
Who granted charters to the Virginia Company of London to establish a settlement and extend English rights to settlers?
a)
King James
b)
Virginia Company of London
c)
settlers
d)
Africans
15.
The House of Burgesses became the ____________.
a)
Virginia General Assembly
b)
General Assembly
c)
Virginia Company of London
d)
Governor's Council
16.
What was the first elected legislative body of government in English America?
a)
Governor's Council
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
General Assembly
d)
Governor
17.
In what year did the Africans arrive in Jamestown?
a)
1607
b)
1619
c)
1620
d)
1604
18.
What change led to the survival of Jamestown?
a)
Building homes on marshy land.
b)
Some settlers died of starvation.
c)
A cure for diseases was discovered.
d)
Captain John Smith's strong leadership.
19.
What 2 crops did the native peoples show the settlers how to plant to help with their survival?
a)
corn and tobacco
b)
corn and squash
c)
beans and squash
d)
the three sisters
20.
A crop grown primarily to make money is called a ___________.
a)
tobacco
b)
agriculture
c)
cash crop
d)
food
21.
What was the most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony?
a)
corn
b)
tobacco
c)
beans
d)
squash
22.
Which name reflects the culture of the American Indian?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Richmond
c)
Fredericksburg
d)
Jamestown
23.
Which city was the capital moved to after Jamestown?
a)
Richmond
b)
Fredericksburg
c)
Williamsburg
d)
Washington, D.C.
24.
What is a debt?
a)
trading goods and services
b)
buying a good/service now and paying for it later
c)
money put away to spend later
d)
a good or service owed to someone
25.
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
26.
Who settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
Germans and Scots-Irish
b)
Africans
c)
English
d)
Native Americans
27.
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
28.
As Virginia's population grew, in which direction did they move?
a)
West
b)
North
c)
South
d)
East
29.
Which document states all people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
a)
The Virginia charters
b)
The Constitution
c)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
d)
The Declaration of Independence
30.
In which war did American gain independence from England?
a)
Civil War
b)
French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
War of the Roses
31.
What document was created to express the grievances against the King of England?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Magna Carta
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Second Constitution
32.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
Donald Trump
33.
Who was famous for speaking out against taxation without representation?
a)
John Smith
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
34.
Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as-
a)
Redcoats
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutrals
d)
Patriots
35.
Who rode horseback through the woods to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him?
a)
George Washington
b)
Jack Jouett
c)
James Armistead Lafayette
d)
James Madison
36.
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
37.
What was the first land battle fought in Virginia?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Great Bridge
c)
Jamestown
d)
Richmond
38.
Who earned the title Father of Our Country?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
39.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Mason
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
40.
Which document states that all Virginians have the right to freedom of religion and freedom of the press?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
d)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
41.
Who kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention and believed in the importance of having a U.S. Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
George Mason
d)
Thomas Jefferson
42.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Mason
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
43.
Who provided strong leadership for the young country and was a model of leadership for future presidents?
a)
George Mason
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
44.
Who earned the title Father of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
45.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
46.
Which document was used to help write the Bill of Rights?
a)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
47.
Since tobacco farming is hard on the soil, many Virginians farmers....
a)
to Great Britain
b)
moved westward
c)
moved to West Virginia
d)
stopped farming
48.
When settlers moved westward, what 2 geographical features did they cross?
a)
Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
b)
Coastal Plains and Piedmont
c)
Cumberland Gap and Appalachian Mountains
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains and Appalachian Plateau
49.
The capital of the Confederacy was ____.
a)
Williamsburg
b)
Fredericksburg
c)
Washington
d)
Richmond
50.
Who supported a secret route known as the Underground Railroad?
a)
Nat Turner
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Belle Boyd
d)
Abraham Lincoln
51.
This state was created due to a difference in feelings about slavery.
a)
Kentucky
b)
Tennessee
c)
West Virginia
d)
North Carolina
52.
Who led a raid on a government building at Harper's Ferry, Virginia?
a)
Matthew Maury
b)
John Brown
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Abraham Lincoln
53.
Who was elected President of the United States of America in 1860?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Stonewall Jackson
54.
Who played a major role in the Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
a)
John Brown
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
55.
____ was an abolitionist who led a slave revolt against plantation owners in 1831.
a)
Nat Turner
b)
Belle Boyd
c)
John Brown
d)
Harriet Tubman
56.
Which two ships were part of the first battle of ironclad ships at sea during the Civil War?
a)
the Ironclad and the Monitor
b)
the Merrimack and the Saratoga
c)
The Merrimack and the Monitor
d)
the Saratoga and the Ironclad
57.
When the southern states seceded from the Union, what did they form?
a)
United States of America
b)
New States of America
c)
Lee's States of America
d)
Confederate States of America
58.
The Civil War ended when who surrendered?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
59.
Where did the surrender at the end of the Civil War happen?
a)
Appomattox Court House
b)
the White House
c)
the Capitol Building in Richmond
d)
Chesterfield County Courhouse
60.
The period following the Civil War is called
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
The Crying Years
c)
Civil Rights Movements
d)
Reconstruction
61.
After the Civil War most poor farmers in the South who did not own land became-
a)
indentured servants
b)
factories owners
c)
sharecroppers
d)
slaves
62.
Which government agency was formed to help freed African Americans after the Civil War?
a)
FBI
b)
Treasury Department
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Sharecropping
63.
This photograph shows-
a)
an announcement
b)
segregation
c)
a disagreement
d)
desegregation
64.
What caused the Freedmen's Bureau to become a valuable organization to poor white farmers and freed African Americans?
a)
Virginia's citizens needed a place to meet and make laws.
b)
Armed African Americans started rebellions across Virginia.
c)
Harriet Tubman established a secret route for African Americans.
d)
Newly freed African Americans and poor farmers had little food, clothing, shelter, and employment
65.
What is NOT an example of the effects of Jim Crow laws?
a)
African Americans and white children attended separate schools.
b)
Unfair poll taxes and voting tests were established to keep African American men from voting.
c)
African Americans were given the right to vote and hold office.
d)
African Americans were forced to use separate poor quality services such as drinking fountains, restrooms and restaurants.
66.
What was discovered in Tazwell County which spurred post-war growth?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Slaves
c)
Coal
d)
Oil
67.
What key transportation development spurred economic growth during reconstruction?
a)
Interstate Highways
b)
Airplanes
c)
Railroads
d)
Bicycles
68.
What policy fought to "resist" the integration of public schools?
a)
Civil Rights Movement
b)
Integration
c)
Massive Resistance
d)
14 Points
69.
Which area of Virginia grew due to computer technology?
a)
southwest Virginia
b)
Northern Virginia
c)
Tazewell
d)
Richmond
70.
Who led the Massive Resistance Movement against the integration of public schools?
a)
George Marshall
b)
Harry F. Byrd
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Linwood Holton
71.
In the case of "Brown v. Board of Education," the Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal schools" were...
a)
legal
b)
allowed
c)
unconstitutional
d)
closed
72.
Which movement fought to end Jim Crow laws and make racial discrimination illegal?
a)
Civil Rights Movement
b)
Massive Resistance
73.
Which describes Maggie L Walker?
a)
First African American woman to become bank president in the U.S.
b)
First African American woman U.S. Supreme Court judge
74.
Which describes Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.?
a)
Governor who promoted racial equality
b)
First African American winner of a men's tennis championship
75.
Which describes George C. Marshall?
a)
First African American elected governor in the U.S.
b)
Military leader who created an economic plan for world peace
76.
Which describes L. Douglas Wilder?
a)
Lawyer and civil rights leader
b)
First African American elected governor in the U.S.
77.
Which describes Woodrow Wilson?
a)
20th century president who wrote a plan for world peace
b)
Military leader who wrote an economic plan for world peace
c)
President of the Union during the Civil War
78.
Which branch makes sure that laws do not go against the constitution?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Congress
79.
Which branch makes sure that VA state laws are carried out?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Congress
80.
Which branch makes Virginia state laws?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Parliament
81.
The General Assembly is part of what branch?
a)
Legislature
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judical Branch
d)
All of the above
82.
In which region is there a large navy and military presence?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
c)
Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
83.
The Blue Ridge Mountain Region is known for which industry?
a)
Farming
b)
Mining
c)
Recreation
d)
Shipbuilding
84.
What is another industry important to the Coastal Plain (Tidewater)?
a)
Poultry farming
b)
Coal mining
c)
Tourism
d)
Textiles
85.
In which region is seafood and fishing an important industry?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
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