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Worksheets2NW Benchmark Review
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What language was spoken by natives in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region?
a)
Iroquoian
b)
Souian
c)
Algonquian
d)
French
2.
What was the major language group spoken in the Piedmont region?
a)
Iroquoian
b)
Indian
c)
Siouan
d)
Algonquian
3.
In which region of Virginia were the Siouan speaking Indians primarily located?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge
4.
Name a reason that England wanted to establish a colony in the new world.
a)
The king wanted to increase England's wealth & power
b)
The king wanted to live in VA
c)
The king wanted to trick the Spanish into going to the new world.
d)
The king wanted to be ruled by the Powhatans.
5.
When was Jamestown founded?
a)
1607
b)
1620
c)
1606
d)
1619
6.
The settlement of Jamestown was paid for by...
a)
The Virginia Company of London stockholders
b)
English Parliament
c)
The King of England
d)
People who came to live & work in the settlement
7.
What did England hope to find in America?
a)
silver and gold
b)
tobacco and cotton
c)
food and furs
d)
trees and cotton
8.
If an individual chooses to participate in an economic venture, their main goal is to...
a)
make money
b)
create jobs
c)
lose money
d)
take a risk
9.
Which of the following is a reason why the settlers chose the site at Jamestown?
a)
The location could be easily defended from attack by sea (by the Spanish).
b)
Gave the right to establish a settlement in North America
c)
A drought at the time of settlement reduced the amount of food available to everyone in Virginia.
d)
The emphasis on agriculture
10.
Which of the following is a reason why the settlers chose the site at Jamestown?
a)
They believed the site had a good supply of fresh water.
b)
The arrival of ships bringing supplies and new settlers
c)
England hoped to find silver and gold in America.
d)
Extended English rights to the settlers
11.
What is something the charters did?
a)
Extended English rights to the settlers.
b)
The forced work program and strong leadership of Captain John Smith
c)
A drought at the time of settlement reduced the amount of food available to everyone in Virginia.
d)
The location could be easily defended from attack by sea (by the Spanish).
12.
What culture is reflected in the place name Roanoke?
a)
Germans and Scots-Irish
b)
African
c)
English
d)
Native American
13.
What is a good or service owed to another person?
a)
debt
b)
credit
c)
money
d)
savings
14.
Who was brought to the VA colony against their will to work on the plantations?
a)
Native Americans
b)
English
c)
Germans and Scots-Irish
d)
Africans
15.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the capital of VA moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?
a)
centrally located
b)
fires destroyed homes
c)
further inland from attack by English
d)
better location for trade
16.
What form of exchange was NOT commonly used in the VA colony?
a)
barter
b)
credit
c)
money
d)
savings
17.
What culture is reflected in the places names of Richmond, Jamestown, Williamsburg?
a)
Native Americans
b)
English
c)
Germans and Scots-Irish
d)
Africans
18.
Which group settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
Africans
b)
Native Americans
c)
English
d)
Germans and Scots-Irish
19.
What was the economy like in the Virginia colony?
a)
industrial
b)
technological
c)
agricultural
d)
cultural
20.
What do you call a crop grown to sell for money rather then for use by the grower?
a)
succotash
b)
cash crop
c)
savings
d)
cash cow
21.
The capital of Virginia moved from Jamestown to ______.(VS.4d)
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Yorktown
22.
The English and other Europeans settled primarily in which two regions? (VS.4b)
a)
Piedmont and Appalachian Plateau
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont
c)
Shenandoah Valley and Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
23.
People living in colonial Virginia depended on natural, human, and _____ resources to produce the goods and services they needed.
a)
renewable
b)
local
c)
capital
24.
What is the exchanging or trading of goods and services without the use of money? (VS.4d)
a)
barter
b)
debt
c)
credit
25.
Colonial Virginia had no _____. (VS.4d)
a)
paper money
b)
savings
c)
banks
26.
Tobacco became the most profitable ____________ product. (VS.4a)
a)
government
b)
food
c)
agricultural
27.
What is buying a good or service now and paying for it later? (VS.4d)
a)
barter
b)
savings
c)
credit
28.
The Declaration of Independence states that all authority to govern belongs to who?
a)
People
b)
King
c)
Parliament
d)
Local Assemblies
29.
Who served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
General Cornwallis
d)
Thomas Jefferson
30.
Who was a slave that served in the Continental Army and was given his freedom after the war?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
American Indians
d)
James Lafayette
31.
Who rode on horseback to Charlottesville to war Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming?
a)
James Lafayette
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Jack Jouett
32.
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought at _________
a)
The Battle of Great Bridge
b)
Yorktown
c)
Jamestown
d)
Richmond
33.
The Declaration of Independence states that all people have rights to life, __________, and the pursuit of happiness.
a)
freedom
b)
independence
c)
liberty
d)
equality
34.
Parliament believed they had the right to ______ the colonies.
a)
Pay
b)
Free
c)
Dictate
d)
Tax
35.
Who inspired people with his speeches?
a)
Patriots
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
36.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
James Lafayette
37.
Some Virginians were_______, meaning they did not take sides.
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
d)
American Indians
38.
Who fought in the Continental Army against the English?
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
39.
The colonists believed they should not be taxed because they had no _______ in Parliament.
a)
Independence
b)
Parliament
c)
Representation
d)
Colonists
40.
What was the first land battle fought in Virginia?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Jamestown
c)
Great Bridge
d)
Richmond
41.
What is called when you put your money away to use at another time?
a)
Savings
b)
Credit
c)
Money
d)
Debt
42.
Who was the "Father of Our Country"?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
George Mason
d)
Thomas Jefferson
43.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
George Mason
44.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
George Mason
d)
James Madison
45.
Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution?"
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
46.
Who provided a model of leadership for future presidents?
a)
George Mason
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
47.
Who kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
48.
Who said that all Virginians have certain rights, including freedom of the press and freedom of religion?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
49.
Which document stated that all people should be free to worship as they please?
a)
VA Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
VA Declaration of Rights
50.
Which document became the basis for the US Bill of Rights?
a)
VA Declaration of Rights
b)
Va Statute for Religious Freedom
c)
US Constitution
51.
Which document states that all people have the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness?
a)
Declaration of Independance
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
52.
What person would fit at the top of the chart?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Smith
53.
Which mountains did Virginia settlers have to cross in order to get to the Cumberland Gap?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Virginia Mountains
54.
After the Revolutionary War, many settlers left their homes and moved to find new opportunities. In which direction did most travel?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
55.
Where did most Virginians settle after traveling through the Cumberland Gap?
a)
Kentucky and Tennessee
b)
North Carolina and Tennessee
c)
Maryland and Kentucky
d)
West Virginia and Kentucky
56.
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
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