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Virginia Studies Review #2

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select all the important people of the American Revolution.

a)

Marquis De Lafayette

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

John Brown

d)

Robert Smalls

2.

Select all the branches of government.

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Federalists

d)

Judicial

3.

What was the first land battle of the American Revolution?

a)

The Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

The Battle of Great Bridge

c)

The Battle at Lexington

d)

The Battle of the Dragoons

4.

Who warned Thomas Jefferson that a company of British soldiers were on their way to capture him?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Banastre Tarleton

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Jack Jouett

5.

After a battle near Norfolk, Virginia Lord Dunmore left the colony. What was the effect of this?

a)

The British Army captured Richmond.

b)

The Patriot gunpowder was removed from Williamsburg.

c)

Virginia was never under British rule again.

d)

Patrick Henry gave a speech calling for immediate war with England.

6.

Why did the capital move from Williamsburg to Richmond?

a)

It decreased the possibility of a British attack by sea.

b)

The weather was much warmer in Richmond.

c)

The capitol building in Williamsburg was burned by Loyalists.

d)

Lord Dunmore dismissed the General Assembly and they went to Richmond to have a secret meeting.

7.

Where was the final battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Yorktown, Virginia

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Vincennes, Louisiana

d)

Concord, Massachusetts

8.

Who was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Lafayette

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

9.

What are two effects of the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

James Lafayette left Virginia to settle in Panama.

b)

Cornwallis surrendered the British Army to George Washington.

c)

The war ended and the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783.

d)

The Marquis de Lafayette became Mayor of Yorktown.

10.

These statesmen were going to write a new plan of government for the new nation. This new plan would be called the ___________________.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Charter

c)

English right

d)

United States Constitution.

11.

Two of Virginia’s greatest statesmen were ?

a)

Thomas Jefferson and Abe Lincoln

b)

George Washington and Abe Lincoln

c)

James Madison and George Washington

d)

James Monroe and Ben Franklin

12.

What year did each new state send its greatest statesmen to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Constitutional Convention.

a)

1781

b)

1799

c)

1784

d)

1787

13.

He would also serve as a model of leadership for future presidents. Because of his many contributions, he is called the “Father of Our Country.”

a)

George Washington Carver

b)

George Bush

c)

George Washington

d)

George W. Bush

14.

What war ended in 1781?

a)

Civil War

b)

World War II

c)

King George's War

d)

American Revolution

15.

Who is known as the Father of the Constitution and the fourth President?

a)

James Madison

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Donald Trump

d)

George Washington

16.
Who believed they had the legal authority to govern the colonies?
a)
George Washington
b)
Great Britain
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
The colonies
17.
Who felt they had the right to tax the colonies?
a)
Parliment
b)
King James
c)
George Washington
d)
the colonists
18.
Which document states all people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
a)
The Virginia charters
b)
The Constitution
c)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
d)
The Declaration of Independence
19.
What document was created to express the grievances against the King of England?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Magna Carta
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Second Constitution
20.
Which is true? 
a)
Loyalists were loyal to the King.
b)
Loyalists were loyal to the colonies.
c)
Patriots were patriotic to the King.
d)
Patriots were British soldiers.
21.
What was the name of the governing body in Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
Governor
d)
House of Burgesses
22.
James Lafayette was-
a)
a loyalist
b)
a king
c)
a soldier
d)
an enslaved African American
23.
During the Revolutionary War, the group most likely to join the Continental Army to gain their freedom were the-
a)
Patriots
b)
American Indians
c)
enslaved African Americans
d)
Loyalists
24.
Who was famous for speaking out against taxation without representation?
a)
John Smith
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
26.
What was the first land battle fought in Virginia?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Great Bridge
c)
Jamestown
d)
Richmond
26.
What was the first land battle fought in Virginia?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Great Bridge
c)
Jamestown
d)
Richmond
27.
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
28.
What region was NOT considered the traditional homelands of the Native Americans?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Tidewater
d)
Valley and Ridge
29.
What is a good or service owed to another person?
a)
debt
b)
credit
c)
money
d)
savings
30.
Which two documents provided Virginians with significant rights?
a)
The Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
The Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
The Bill of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
d)
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
31.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights stating that all Virginians have many rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
32.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
George Mason
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
33.
What influenced the movement of people and ideas as Virginians moved to and beyond the Virginia frontier?
a)
climate
b)
cultures
c)
landscape
d)
geography
35.
After the American Revolution, Virginia's agricultural base began to change, and as a result, large numbers of Virginians moved __________ and to the deep ________ to find better farmland and new opportunities.
a)
south; west
b)
north; east
c)
west; south
d)
east; south
35.
After the American Revolution, Virginia's agricultural base began to change, and as a result, large numbers of Virginians moved __________ and to the deep ________ to find better farmland and new opportunities.
a)
south; west
b)
north; east
c)
west; south
d)
east; south
36.
As Virginians moved, they took their _____, _____, and _____ with them.
a)
books, clothing, and furniture
b)
children, livestock, and pets
c)
traditions, ideas, and cultures
d)
maps, tools, and weapons
37.
Virginians _________ into western territories, looking for large areas of land and new opportunities.
a)
migrated
b)
irrigated
c)
populated
d)
marched
38.
Migrating west, settlers crossed the ________ Mountains through the _____Gap as they migrated to new lands.
a)
Smoky Mountains; Indian Gap
b)
Allegheny Mountains; Cumberland Gap
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains; Snickers Gap
d)
Appalachian Mountains; Cumberland Gap
39.

VS.1b - What was were the results of the American victory at Yorktown?

a)

the British fled to the city of Norfolk

b)

the British army surrendered

c)

the battle marked the end of the war

d)

slaves in America gained their freedom

40.

VS.1d/8a - Based on the diagram of economic activity above, what would most likely happen if a farmer were to grow less crops than expected?

a)

the land owner would decrease the amount of crops to be shared with them

b)

the farmer would not be able to pay off debts for that year

c)

the farmer would be able to make enough money to cover the loss of crops

d)

the land owner would pay off the farmer's debts

41.

VS.1b/3g - Which of the following best completes the diagram?

a)

the British lower taxes

b)

the American Revolution begins

c)

conflict increases between English settlers and Native peoples

d)

public schools are built

42.

VS.1c/5a - Which statements below best apply to the shaded part of the diagram above?

a)

authority to govern belongs to the King

b)

have the right to tax colonists

c)

no taxation without representation

d)

authority to govern belongs to the people

43.

VS.1f - Put these events in order, from earliest to most recent.

a)

2,1,3,4

b)

4,3,1,2

c)

3,1,2,4

d)

1,3,4,2

44.

VS.1g - Over time, American Indians began to view settlers in Jamestown as -

a)

temporary visitors

b)

invaders who would take their lands

c)

a great benefit to their future

d)

a growing threat to their resources

e)

people who could help them modernize

45.

VS.1a/2f - Which artifacts would have been used by the Werowocomoco?

a)
b)
c)
d)

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