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WorksheetsColonial Williamsburg
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which best describes colonial Williamsburg?
a)
closed to outside visitors
b)
wealthy all-white community
c)
center of education and culture
d)
far from the capital of Virginia
2.
What happened at the capital building?
a)
The king visited there.
b)
Lawmakers met there.
c)
The governor lived there.
d)
Men and women voted there.
3.
Where did some girls in Williamsburg learn to read?
a)
dame schools
b)
classes run by a minister
c)
College of William and Mary
d)
Black Elk Elementary
4.
In which of these buildings might a craftsman be most likely to teach apprentices a trade?
a)
slave quarters
b)
Raleigh Tavern
c)
shoemaker's shop
d)
Bruton Parish Church
5.
Why did colonial leaders go to the Raleigh Tavern?
a)
to visit their families
b)
to discuss business and politics
c)
to hear sermons
d)
to make laws for the colonies
6.
When leaders of Virginia discussed politics, what did they talk about?
a)
agriculture
b)
travel
c)
family
d)
government
7.
Who chose the governor of the royal colony of Virginia?
a)
the king
b)
the voters
c)
the lawmakers
d)
the church members
8.
Who approved a bill and made it a law?
a)
the governor
b)
the mayor
c)
George Washington
d)
the king
9.
What was the official religion of Virginia?
a)
Anglican
b)
Baptist
c)
Catholic
d)
Puritan
10.
What do you call a person who works at a job that requires manual or artistic skill?
a)
teacher
b)
craftsman
c)
governor
d)
slave
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