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WorksheetsVA STUDIES 4th Grade SOL Review
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which bordering state is labeled with a "3"?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
West Virginia
d)
North Carolina
2.
Which bordering state is labeled with a "1"?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
West Virginia
d)
North Carolina
3.
Which region is labeled with a "2"?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
4.
Which region is east of the Fall Line?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Tidewater
d)
Valley and Ridge
5.
Which region is east of the Fall Line?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Tidewater
d)
Valley and Ridge
6.
Which number represents the natural border between Virginia and Maryland?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
2
7.
Which number represents the Chesapeake Bay?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
2
8.
What did Virginia Indians use to make clothing?
a)
tree bark
b)
leaves and vines
c)
buffalo skin
d)
deer skin
9.
What language was primarily spoken in Southwestern and Southern Virginia?
a)
Iroquoian
b)
Algonquian
c)
Siouan
d)
Spanish
10.
Which person studies material that past people have left behind?
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Meteorologist
c)
Architect
d)
Agriculturist
11.
Which of the following is NOT a currently recognized Indian tribe of Virginia?
a)
Monocan
b)
Mattaponi
c)
Chickahomini
d)
Cherokee
12.
What is the name of the large Indian town used for hundreds of years before the arrival of the settlers?
a)
Werewocomoco
b)
Wyoming
c)
Roanoake
d)
Williamsburg
13.
What important event happened in 1620 at the Jamestown colony?
a)
Jamestown was established
b)
Africans were brought over for slave labor
c)
Women were brought over to make a permanent colony
d)
Scots-Irish began their migration
14.
What important event happened in 1619 at the Jamestown colony?
a)
Jamestown was established
b)
Africans were brought over for slave labor
c)
Women were brought over to make a permanent colony
d)
Scots-Irish began their migration
15.
A citizen representative in the Virginia colonial government is called a __________.
a)
governor
b)
council member
c)
burgess
d)
king
16.
Which was one of the reasons the capital had to move from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
a)
protect from navy attacks
b)
contaminated drinking water
c)
needed a central location
d)
frequent Indian attacks
17.
Most of the colony of Virginia's wealth came from......
a)
coal mining
b)
corn growing
c)
agriculture
d)
architecture
18.
Why did the colony use slave labor?
a)
It was reliable and cheap source of labor
b)
They were lazy
c)
English are terrible farmers
d)
Africans wanted to help
19.
The Tidewater and Piedmont regions is primarily were these two groups of people settled.
a)
Scotish and Irish
b)
English and African American
c)
African American and Native Americans
d)
Germans and Irish
20.
When Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death!" He was talking about.....
a)
ending slavery
b)
taxing the British
c)
taxation without representation
d)
ending child labor
21.
Why were the colonists upset about the taxes Great Britain gave them?
a)
It was too expensive
b)
They had no representation in the government
c)
They had no money to pay for it
d)
They thought paying for the FrenchIndian war was not their problem
22.
When someone refuses to take sides they are considered being _________.
a)
patriotic
b)
neutral
c)
negative
d)
loyal
23.
In which war did America gain its independence from Great Britain?
a)
Civil War
b)
French Indian War
c)
Revolutionary War
d)
World War I
24.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
A train!
b)
A series of houses for people to stay that were hunting
c)
A series of houses to stay for escaping Indians
d)
A series of houses to stay for escaping slaves
25.
The Cumberland Gap is where....
a)
the Declaration was written
b)
Virginians migrated through the Appalachians
c)
Virginians settled to raise crops
d)
the capital was moved through
26.
What did tobacco plants do to the soil?
a)
Made it more healthy
b)
prevented runoff of water
c)
drew nutrients from the soil
d)
made large holes in the ground
27.
Which detail is true for the man pictured here. (Thomas Jefferson)
a)
first president of US
b)
role model for future presidents
c)
skilled at notetaking
d)
provided political leadership
28.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of rights which stated that we have freedom of the press AND freedom of religion?
a)
George Mason
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
29.
The economy of the south was primarily __________ and relied heavily on slave labor (work).
a)
industrial
b)
architectural
c)
agricultural
d)
impressive
30.
Robert E. Lee is known as being......
a)
the President of the South
b)
the commander of the militia
c)
the general leading the Union
d)
the general leading the Army of Northern Virginia
31.
What did many southern states do when Lincoln was elected president?
a)
celebrated
b)
started discussions
c)
seceded
d)
had many successes
32.
Which two iron clad ships battled in Hampton Roads waters near Norfolk?
a)
Dominion and Tidewater
b)
Lincoln and Eisenhower
c)
Meriweather and Clark
d)
Monitor and Merrimack
33.
Which battle did Robert E. Lee play a major role?
a)
Battle of Great Bridge
b)
Battle of Fredricksburg
c)
Battle of Bull Run
d)
Battle of Yorktown
34.
Conflict between eastern and western counties of Virginia led to which event?
a)
Creation of a new government
b)
Creation of West Virginia
c)
Splitting of the House of Burgesses
d)
Independence from Great Britain
35.
The Confederacy relied on ________ to provide food and manual labor.
a)
Native Americans
b)
African Americans
c)
Women
d)
Children
36.
Where did the Civil War end?
a)
Apple Farms, Suffolk
b)
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
c)
Applejacks Cereal
d)
Hippopotamus Zoo
37.
What happened to the slaves after the Civil War?
a)
Captured and killed
b)
Sent back to Africa
c)
Moved to Northern states
d)
Freed from slavery
38.
When a person rents farm land and pays the land owner with a portion of the crops, they are _____.
a)
Freedmen
b)
Sharecroppers
c)
Farmers
d)
Settlers
39.
Coal was discovered in which Virginia county?
a)
Suffolk County
b)
Tazewell County
c)
Caroline County
d)
Henry County
40.
This is the word that describes when people are separated only because of their race or place of birth.
a)
Discrimination
b)
integration
c)
racism
d)
segregation
41.
After Reconstruction, _______ began to grow with people, businesses, and factories.
a)
cities
b)
farms
c)
schools
d)
states
42.
Which industry made a comeback after the Civil war?
(It became important again)
(It became important again)
a)
slavery
b)
tobacco farming
c)
raising cattles
d)
sheep farming
43.
"Jim Crow" laws led to African American children and attending......
a)
same schools
b)
different schools
44.
Besides African Americans, who else was affected by the "Jim Crow" laws?
a)
Asians
b)
Native Americans
c)
women
d)
children
45.
Which policy did Virginia establish to fight against desegregation?
a)
Statute for Slave Freedom
b)
Declaration of Civil Rights
c)
Massive Resistance
d)
Monitor and Merrimack
46.
"Separate but equal" schools were ruled unconstitutional in which court case?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Board of Education vs. Mrs. Kline
c)
Brown vs. Board of Education
d)
Oliver Hill vs. Board of Education
47.
What is the role (or job) of the executive branch?
a)
Makes laws
b)
Decides if laws are unconstitutional
c)
Enforces laws given
d)
Arrests people who break the law
48.
What are products found in the Piedmont region?
a)
poultry and cows
b)
fish and peanuts
c)
coal and apples
d)
tobacco and computers
49.
Shipbuilding, tourism, and military bases are industries of what region?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
50.
Which governor appointed more African Americans AND women to positions in state government than any other previous governor?
a)
Douglas Wilder
b)
Maggie Walker
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Linwood Holton
51.
What word can describe the climate of Virginia?
a)
extreme
b)
hot
c)
rainy
d)
mild
52.
In Jamestown, who had strong leadership skills and started trading with the Powhatans?
a)
Christopher Newport
b)
John Smith
c)
John Rolfe
d)
King James
53.
Which group of people worked for 5 to 7 years to pay for their trip to the New World?
a)
Women
b)
English
c)
Indentured Servants
d)
Slaves
54.
How did Jamestown change after women arrived in 1620?
a)
It had better cooking
b)
It became safer
c)
It became a kinder community
d)
It became a more permanent settlement
55.
Who could vote for a member of the House of Burgesses
a)
Free adult men
b)
Free adults
c)
Free men
d)
Women
56.
What was the first elected legislative body in America called?
a)
The Senate
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
House of Delegates
d)
House of Representatives
57.
What is one way the Native Americans not contribute to the survival of the Jamestown settlers?
a)
Opechancanough became their leader
b)
They traded with the settlers
c)
Pocahontas served as a contact between the groups
d)
They taught the settlers how to plant corn & tobacco
58.
Why was the Charters of the Virginia Company important?
a)
The charters extended English rights to the colonists.
b)
The charters guaranteed a profit
c)
The charters allowed women to come
d)
The charters described the future
59.
Why did Jamestown settlers come to America?
a)
An economic venture
b)
Religious reasons
c)
Spread democracy
d)
Explore new lands
60.
During Jamestown times, what was not one of the 3 parts of the General Assembly?
a)
The Governor
b)
The Governor's council
c)
The House of Burgesses
d)
The House of Delegates
61.
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
a)
King James
b)
The Virginia Company of London
c)
John Smith
d)
Parliament
62.
What was not a reason the settlers chose the Jamestown site?
a)
Easy to defend from Spanish attack by sea
b)
Water was deep enough for ships to dock
c)
They believed there was fresh water
d)
The Native Americans welcomed them
63.
What was the large Indian town used for hundreds of years before the English came?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Rappahannock
c)
Werowocomoco
d)
Poquoson
64.
Describe Virginia's climate.
a)
Hot and cold
b)
Mild with 4 distinct seasons
c)
Beautiful most of the year
d)
Very humid!
65.
What did the Native Americans do in the spring?
a)
Hunted and ate stored items
b)
Fished and picked berries
c)
Grew beans, corn, & squash
d)
Harvested crops
66.
What language group were the Cherokee a part of?
a)
Algonquian
b)
Siouan
c)
Iroquoian
d)
Monacan
67.
What did the Virginia Native Americans do in the winter?
a)
Hunted and ate items stored
b)
Fished and picked berries
c)
Grew beans, corn & squash
d)
Harvested crops
68.
What region did the Siouan Indian Language Group mainly live in?
a)
Tidewater
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Valley & Ridge
69.
What river is Fredericksburg located on?
a)
Potomac
b)
Rappahannock
c)
York
d)
James
70.
What is the shallow lake surrounded by the Great Dismal Swamp?
a)
Lake Drummond
b)
Lake Anna
c)
Lake Louise
d)
Smith Mountain Lake
71.
Who explored the Great Dismal Swamp?
a)
Christopher Newport
b)
John Smith
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
72.
Where did Christopher Columbus think he was when he came to America?
a)
India
b)
East Indies
c)
Indiana
d)
West Indies
73.
What provided a safe harbor and was a source of food and transportation?
a)
James River
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Potomac River
d)
Chesapeake Bay
74.
On which river is the city of Alexandria located?
a)
Potomac
b)
Rappahannock
c)
York
d)
James
75.
What did the waterfalls at the Fall Line prevent in colonial times?
a)
Further travel up river
b)
Attacks by Native Americans
c)
Attacks by the British
d)
Migration west
76.
What region is the source of many rivers?
a)
Tidewater
b)
Valley & Ridge
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Piedmont
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