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WorksheetsVirginia Studies Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which branch makes sure that laws do not go against the constitution?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Congress
2.
Which branch makes sure that VA state laws are carried out?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Congress
3.
Which branch makes Virginia state laws?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Parliament
4.
Who heads the executive branch?
a)
President
b)
Governor
c)
Supreme Court
d)
General Assembly
5.
What are the two parts of today's General Assembly?
a)
House of Representatives & Senate
b)
House of Burgesses & Senate
c)
House of Burgeses & Governor's Council
d)
House of Delegates & Senate
6.
How many branches make up Virginia's government?
a)
6
b)
3
c)
1
d)
4
7.
What two groups of people make up the legislative branch?
a)
Burgesses and Friesses
b)
Senators and Judges
c)
Delegates and Senators
d)
Governors and Presidents
8.
The General Assembly is part of what branch?
a)
Legislature
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judical Branch
d)
All of the above
9.
In which region are government jobs more common?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
c)
Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
10.
What is another industry found in the Piedmont?
a)
Naval shipyards
b)
Tourism
c)
Computers and Technology
d)
Fishing
11.
In which region is farming and agriculture prevalent?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Tidewater
12.
The Blue Ridge Mountain Region is known for which industry?
a)
Farming
b)
Mining
c)
Recreation
d)
Shipbuilding
13.
Though no longer as significant, tobacco is still exported from Virginia
a)
True
b)
False
14.
In which region is seafood and fishing an important industry?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
15.
Which of the following products are NOT exported from Virginia?
a)
Coal and apples
b)
Tobacco and poultry
c)
Ships and coal
d)
Copper and banannas
16.
What group of people did the VA colony depend on as reliable and inexpensive source of labor?
a)
Germans and Scots-Irish
b)
English
c)
Africans
d)
Native Americans
17.
What region was NOT considered the traditional homelands of the Native Americans?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Tidewater
d)
Valley and Ridge
18.
What culture is reflected in the place name Roanoke?
a)
Germans and Scots-Irish
b)
African
c)
English
d)
Native American
19.
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
20.
What form of exchange was NOT commonly used in the VA colony?
a)
barter
b)
credit
c)
money
d)
savings
21.
Which origin was NOT reflected in the culture of the VA colony?
a)
African
b)
European
c)
Asian
d)
Native American
22.
Which group settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
Africans
b)
Native Americans
c)
English
d)
Germans and Scots-Irish
23.
What was the economy like in the Virginia colony?
a)
industrial
b)
technological
c)
agricultural
d)
cultural
24.
Who initiated trading relationships with the native people?
a)
King of England
b)
Virginia Company of London
c)
Captain John Smith
d)
Powhatan
25.
This is the natural border between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.
a)
Fall Line
b)
Niagara Falls
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Eastern Shore
26.
All rivers were a source of food and provided a path for exploration. Which Virginia river is known for having the city of Fredericksburg along side it?
a)
Potomac
b)
James
c)
York
d)
Rappahannock
27.
This region is known for its flat land. Its products include seafood and peanuts and its industries include shipbuilding, tourism and military bases.
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
28.
During which season did the natives hunt and live off of stored foods?
a)
summer
b)
fall
c)
winter
d)
spring
29.
What was the large Indian town used by Indian leaders for hundreds of years before settlers came?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Werewocomoco
d)
Richmond
30.
Who granted charters which allowed for settlement in North America and for continued English rights for settlers?
a)
King of England
b)
Virginia Company of London
c)
John Smith
d)
Powhatan
31.
Which is the only past Indian tribe to be a currently recognized tribe?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Monocan
c)
Powhatan
d)
Chickahominy
32.
The General Assembly included......
a)
the governor and a council
b)
the governor, his council, and one burgess from each division
c)
the governor, his council, and two burgesses from each division
d)
the council and three burgesses from each division
33.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom states that people have the right to freedom of .....
a)
religion
b)
religion and press
c)
voting
d)
having slaves
34.
What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
a)
Battle of Great Bridge
b)
Battle of Yorktown
c)
Battle of Bull Run
d)
Battle of Fredericksburg
35.
Which court case ruled that "separate but equal" public schools were unconstitutional?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
d)
Brown vs. Board of Education
36.
Which Virginia policy fought integration of public schools.
a)
Jim Crow laws
b)
Massive Resistance
37.
Which governor promoted racial equality by appointing more African Americans and women to position in state government.
a)
A. Linwood Holton
b)
Douglas Wilder
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Woodrow Wilson
38.
What was discovered in Tazewell County?
a)
fish
b)
tobacco
c)
coal
d)
granite
39.
What large bodies of water border Virginia?
a)
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
b)
Chesapeake Bay and Shenandoah River
c)
Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
d)
Chesapeake Bay and Indian Ocean
40.
Which is a characteristic of the Coastal Plain
(Tidewater) region?
(Tidewater) region?
a)
Flat Land
b)
Old, rounded mountains
c)
Valleys
d)
Plateaus
41.
Which of the following describes the Appalachian Plateau?
a)
Elevated land with a flat top
b)
Rolling Hills
c)
Valleys
d)
Mountains
42.
What separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
James River
c)
Chesapeake Bay
d)
Potomac River
43.
Which is a shallow natural lake located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region that is
surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?
surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?
a)
Brown's Lake
b)
Lake Drummond
c)
Lake Huron
d)
Lake Gaston
44.
Which 2 cities lie on the fall line?
a)
Richmond and Washington DC
b)
Richmond and Fredericksburg
c)
Petersburg and Arlington
d)
Appomattox and Richmond
45.
Which states border Virginia?
a)
Maryland, Tennessee, North Carolina
b)
Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia
c)
Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland
d)
Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania
46.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
47.
Where were the enslaved African Americans from before they were captured and brought to Virginia?
a)
Angola
b)
Amsterdam
c)
America
d)
Argentina
48.
Which of these was NOT a factor for moving the capital city from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
a)
Contaminated water caused diseases
b)
Fire destroyed the wooden buildings
c)
Williamsburg was at a higher elevation
d)
The population of Jamestown made it too crowded
49.
What was the result of this event?
a)
Colonists leave the Chesapeake Bay area
b)
City rebuilt near Werowocommoco
c)
Colonists join the Native American tribe
d)
Capital moved to Williamsburg
50.
What is the best title for this picture?
a)
Buying on credit
b)
Exchanging goods for services
c)
Saving goods for later use
d)
Bartering in the colonies
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