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WorksheetsQ3 VS Review
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Seafood and peanuts are featured products from which Virginia region?
a)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region
b)
Piedmont Region
c)
Appalachian Plateau Region
d)
Valley and Ridge Region
2.
Apples, beef, poultry, and dairy are a major part of the economy of which region?
a)
Piedmont Region
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region
c)
Valley and Ridge Region
d)
Blue Ridge Mountain Region
3.
Snow skiing is a major recreation activity for which region?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountain Region
b)
Valley and Ridge Region
c)
Piedmont Region
d)
Appalachian Plateau Region
4.
Information technology and tobacco products contribute to the economy of which region?
a)
Valley and Ridge Region
b)
Blue Ridge Mountain Region
c)
Piedmont Region
d)
Appalachian Plateau Region
5.
What states border Virginia?
a)
Pennsylvania and Maryland
b)
West Virginia and Georgia
c)
Tennessee and North Carolina
d)
Kentucky and South Carolina
6.
Which region is a source of many rivers?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Eastern Shore
d)
Appalachian Plateau
7.
Which of the following describes the Appalachian Plateau?
a)
mountains
b)
elevated land with a flat top
c)
valleys
d)
peninsula
8.
Which is a characteristic of the Coastal Plain/Tidewater Region?:
a)
low flat land
b)
old rounded mountains
c)
valleys
d)
plateau
9.
A tribe that lived in southwestern Virginia and spoke the Iroquoian language was the _____________________________
a)
Powhatan
b)
Monacan
c)
Cherokee
d)
Mattaponi
10.
England wanted to establish an American colony to increase its wealth and power. They hoped to find ________ and ________ in Virginia.
a)
freedom & land
b)
raw materials & religious freedom
c)
gold & silver
d)
food & land
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.
In what year did the Africans arrive in Jamestown?
a)
1607
b)
1619
c)
1620
d)
1604
16.
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
17.
What was one change that resulted in the survival of Jamestown?
a)
Disease spread in the settlement.
b)
Homes were built on marshy land.
c)
Supply ships arrived.
d)
John Smith sailed back to England.
18.
Which groups settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
English & Africans
b)
English & Germans
c)
Scots-Irish & Germans
d)
Africans & Scots-Irish
19.
Which two regions did the English primarily settle?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains & Coastal Plain
b)
Coastal Plain & Piedmont
c)
Valley and Ridge & Piedmont
d)
Appalachian Plateau & Coastal Plain
20.
What did many farmers use as money to buy goods and services in colonial Virginia?
a)
gold
b)
food
c)
tobacco
d)
fur
21.
Which city was the capital moved to after Jamestown?
a)
Richmond
b)
Fredericksburg
c)
Williamsburg
d)
Washington, D.C.
22.
The farmer is describing problems in the south during what period?
a)
Great Depression
b)
Reconstruction
c)
War of 1812
d)
Revolutionary War
23.
Which number on this map represents the location of the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
The man in this picture established
a)
new laws for factory safety
b)
a plan for world peace
c)
schools for the blind
d)
a new capital for the Union
25.
Which event occurred at Appomattox Court House?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
26.
Oliver W. Hill is best known for his work with
a)
enslaved African Americans
b)
disabled Americans
c)
the Plessy v Ferguson court case
d)
the Brown v Board of Education court case
27.
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
28.
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Fredricksburg
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Appotomax
29.
In the years following the Revolutionary War, the economy in the southern part of the US was based on
a)
textiles
b)
industries
c)
Agriculture
d)
Coal mining
30.
Which event fits into the flow chart?
a)
The Union states secede from the Confederacy
b)
The southern states become industrialized.
c)
The southern states secede from the Union.
d)
Nat Turner leds a revolt.
31.
Who led a raid against plantation owners in Virginia?
a)
John Brown
b)
Nat Turner
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
James Lafayette
32.
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
33.
This photograph shows-
a)
an announcement
b)
Segregation/Discrimination
c)
a disagreement
d)
desegregation
34.
Which document states that all people have the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness?
a)
Declaration of Independance
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
35.
Who earned the title Father of Our Country?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
36.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Mason
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
37.
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
38.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Mason
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
39.
Who provided strong leadership for the country and was a model of leadership for future presidents?
a)
George Mason
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
40.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
41.
Who would fit at the top of the chart?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Smith
42.
What 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
43.
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
44.
What policy fought to "resist" the integration of public schools?
a)
Civil Rights Movement
b)
Integration
c)
Massive Resistance
d)
14 Points
45.
What is the abolishment of racial segregation?
a)
integration
b)
segregation
c)
discrimination
d)
desegregation
46.
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
47.
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
48.
Which movement fought to end Jim Crow laws and make racial discrimination illegal?
a)
Civil Rights Movement
b)
Massive Resistance
49.
Which area of Virginia grew due to an increase in federal jobs?
a)
southwest Virginia
b)
northern virginia
c)
southern virginia
d)
eastern virginia
50.
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
51.
Which describes Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.?
a)
Governor who promoted racial equality
b)
First African American winner of a men's tennis championship
52.
Which describes Harry F. Byrd, Sr.?
a)
Military leader who created an economic plan for world peace
b)
Known for the "Pay-As-You-Go" policy for road improvements
53.
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
54.
Which describes L. Douglas Wilder?
a)
Lawyer and civil rights leader
b)
First African American elected governor in the U.S.
55.
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
56.
What group of people campaigned to end slavery?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Plantation owners
d)
Abolitionists
57.
For which side was the Army of Northern Virginia fighting?
a)
British
b)
Confederate
c)
Union
d)
Spanish
58.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1781
b)
1775
c)
1865
d)
1861
59.
Where did the Civil War end?
a)
Jamestown, VA
b)
Yorktown, VA
c)
Wiliamsburg, VA
d)
Appomattox Court House, VA
60.
Many African-Americans supported the British because they______.
a)
Wanted to preserve the Southern economic system
b)
Believed they would gain freedom from slavery
c)
Expected to get land when the war was over
d)
Hoped to earn free passage to Africa
61.
A patriot is ________.
a)
Someone who supported King George III
b)
Document that officially ended the American Revolution
c)
Someone who opposed British rule
d)
Tax on printed materials, such as newspaper, playing cards, and legal documents
62.
Famous for saying “Give me liberty, or give me death.”
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Bob the Builder
63.
Who served the Continental Army as a spy?
a)
James Lafayette
b)
Lord Charles Cornwallis
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
Alexander Mulligan
64.
What was the name of the governing body in England during the Revolutionary War?
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Governor
c)
Parliament
d)
Congress
65.
"I am not taking sides with either the British or the patriots."
Who would most likely have made this statement about the Revolutionary War?
Who would most likely have made this statement about the Revolutionary War?
a)
A woman from Virginia
b)
A Virginian loyal to England
c)
A neutral Virginian
d)
A soldier from Virginia
66.
How did women help during the Revolutionary War?
a)
cooking for soldiers
b)
caring for wounded soldiers
c)
taking over the men's jobs while they were fighting
d)
all of the above
67.
Who is this?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
George Washington
68.
The colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no representation in _____.
a)
the General Assembly
b)
Parliament
c)
the Sentate
d)
Congress
69.
The phrase, "... authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings..." is found in which document?
a)
The United States Constitution
b)
The Charters of the Virginia Company of London
c)
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
d)
The Declaration of Independence
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