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WorksheetsVA Studies SOL Review 2
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of the following was the first capital of Virginia?
Richmond
Washington, DC
Jamestown
Williamsburg
The capital of Virginia was moved from Jamestown to _______ in 1699.
Richmond
Washington, DC
Williamsburg
Virginia Beach
The capital of Virginia was moved from Williamsburg to _____ in 1780.
Richmond
Jamestown
Washington, DC
Norfolk
What is the natural boundary, or border, between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain/Tidewater regions?
Appalachian Mountains
Chesapeake Bay
James River
Fall Line
In which region of Virginia would a coal miner most likely live?
Piedmont
Valley & Ridge
Coastal Plain
Appalachian Plateau
What does the Chesapeake Bay separate from the mainland of Virginia?
Eastern Shore
Washington, DC
North Carolina
Tennessee
What was the legislative body of Virginia called in 1640?
House of Representatives
House of Burgesses
Governor's Councel
Senate
A crop that is grown to sell in order to make money is called a --
cash crop
health food crop
farm crop
gold crop
Which river is a natural border between Maryland and Virginia?
James
Potomac
Rappahannock
York
If you had lived in colonial Virginia, what most likely would have been your primary source of wealth?
fishing
mining
agriculture
fur trapping
What type of land is in the Piedmont region?
rolling hills
mountains
beaches
valleys
What was the purpose of the House of Burgesses?
trade with the Indians
make laws
argue with the king
raise an army
Which of the following did early colonists use to harvest their tobacco crops?
American Indians
combinese
tractors
enslaved African Americans
In what year did Jamestown become the first permanent English settlement?
1608
1607
1606
1609
Which of the following characteristics are NOT of the CoastalPlain/Tidewater region?
flat
rolling hills
west of the Blue Ridge Mountains
near the bay and ocean
Which best describes the first General Assembly?
direct democracy
one-house legislative body
two-house legislative body
three-branch government
The first permanent English settlement in North America was founded in 1607 as---
an economic venture
an expression of religious freedom
an educational project
a scientific experiment
What position in society did the first African men and women have in Jamestown?
servant
slave
merchant
unknown status
In what year did the first Africans arrive in Jamestown?
1618
1617
1619
1620
What did England hope to find in North America that would help its economy?
electricity
coal and gas
gold and silver
corn and tobacco
What was the effect of the arrival of Africans to Jamestown?
a smallpox epidemic
a bigger tobacco-based economy
settlers no longer worked
schools were established
Which of the following apply to the Piedmont region of VA?
rolling hills
land at the foot of the mountains
west of the fall line
next to the Atlantic Ocean
Why were more women sent to Jamestown in 1620?
to clean the place up
to marry settlers and make the settlement more permanent
to copy the Indian fashions and take them back to England
to teach the children English manners and customs
who had the right to take part when the General Assembly was first organized?
everyone
certain adult men and women
only certain free, adult males
indentured men
What would you plant in colonial Virginia if you wanted a crop that you could sell in England?
corn
tobacco
squash
tea
The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Valley and Ridge regions are part of which mountain range?
Allegheny Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Adirondack Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
What is the name of the governing body of Great Britain?
Congress
House of Burgesses
Senate
Parliament
Which type of economic resource was in short supply for growing tobacco in Jamestown
natural
capital
human
none of the above
Which of the following states does NOT border Virginia?
Tennessee
West Virginia
South Carolina
Maryland
The House of Burgesses provided settlers with---
slaves to grow tobacco
power to govern themselves
power to elect a governor
shares (stock) in the Virginia Company of London
How did Powhatan help the settlers survive?
gave them warm furs
made them members of his trive
taught them survival skills
helped put our the fire when Jamestown burned
Who served as a contact between the native peoples and the English settlers?
Powhatan
Pocahantas
Werowocomoco
Roanoke
As Virginia and other colonies grew, there was a big disagreement between British Parliament and the colonies over---
Virginia being treated as the king's favorite
who had the right to make laws for the colonies
people in England being addicted to tobacco
who had control of the slave trade
Which of the following did the native peoples show the settlers how to plant?
apples and rice
tomatoes and okra
corn and tobacco
wheat and corn
Which document gave settlers the same rights as all Englishmen?
The Declaration of Independence
Charters given to the Virginia Company of London by King James I
The Constitution
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
How did the American Indians get the items they wanted, like metal pots, copper and pots, since they didn't have any money?
charged
bartered
copied and made
borrowed
