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WorksheetsReview VS.2- VS.6
Total questions: 119
Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins
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.
Which Virginia region specializes in coal mining?
a)
Appalachian Plateau Region
b)
Blue Ridge Mountain Region
c)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region
d)
Piedmont Region
3.
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
4.
If Fred wanted to start a horse industry, which region would be the best for him to choose?
a)
Appalachian Plateau Region
b)
Blue Ridge Mountain Region
c)
Piedmont Region
d)
Valley and Ridge Region
5.
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
6.
State government jobs supply a large amount of income for the people of which region?
a)
Piedmont Region
b)
Appalachian Plateau Region
c)
Valley and Ridge Region
d)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region
7.
In order to protect our commonwealth and our federal government, military bases are very prevalent in which Virginia region?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountain Region
b)
Valley and Ridge Region
c)
Appalachian Plateau Region
d)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region
8.
Which Virginia region attracts the most visitors?
a)
Piedmont Region
b)
Valley and Ridge Region
c)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region
d)
Appalachian Plateau Region
9.
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
10.
What large bodies of water border Virginia?
a)
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
b)
Chesapeake Bay and Shenandoah River
c)
Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
d)
Chesapeake Bay and Indian Ocean
11.
What states border Virginia?
a)
Pennsylvania and Maryland
b)
West Virginia and Georgia
c)
Tennessee and North Carolina
d)
Kentucky and South Carolina
12.
Which region is a source of many rivers?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Eastern Shore
d)
Appalachian Plateau
13.
Which of the following phrases does not describe relative location?
a)
The James River is a long river.
b)
The Atlantic is near the Tidewater.
c)
West Virginia is a border of Virginia.
d)
Alexander is near Fredricksburg.
14.
Which of the following regions are part of the Appalachian Mountain system?
a)
Coastal Plain/Piedmont
b)
Piedmont/Applachian Plateau
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains/Valley and Ridge
d)
Valley and Ridge/Coastal Plain
15.
Which two regions of Virginia are separated by the Fall Line?
a)
Applachian Plateau/Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont/Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Coastal Plain/Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains/Piedmont
16.
Which of the following describes the Appalachian Plateau?
a)
mountains
b)
elevated land with a flat top
c)
valleys
d)
peninsula
17.
Which is a characteristic of the Coastal Plain/Tidewater Region?:
a)
low flat land
b)
old rounded mountains
c)
valleys
d)
plateau
18.
A piece of land bordered by water on three sides is a _______
a)
river
b)
plateau
plateau
plateau
c)
bay
bay
bay
d)
peninsula
peninsula
peninsula
19.
A tribe that lived in southwestern Virginia and spoke the Iroquoian language was the _____________________________
a)
Powhatan
b)
Monacan
c)
Cherokee
d)
Mattaponi
20.
The climate in Virginia is relatively ______________
a)
hot
b)
cold
cold
cold
c)
dry
dry
dry
d)
mild
mild
mild
21.
Name the states that border Virginia.
a)
Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina
b)
South Carolina, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee
c)
Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee
d)
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina
22.
Which region has rolling hills and is west of the Fall Line?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Appalachian Plateau
23.
Which region has flat land and is east of the Fall Line?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
24.
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
25.
In what year was Jamestown founded?
a)
1610
b)
1607
c)
1619
d)
1620
26.
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
a)
King James
b)
Virginia Company of London
c)
the settlers
d)
indentured servants
27.
Jamestown was located on a narrow peninsula bordered on three sides by the ________.
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
Potomac River
c)
York River
d)
James River
28.
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.
29.
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
30.
In what year did the Africans arrive in Jamestown?
a)
1607
b)
1619
c)
1620
d)
1604
31.
What was the first elected legislative body of government in English America?
a)
Governor's Council
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
General Assembly
d)
Governor
32.
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
33.
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.
34.
Which groups settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
English & Africans
b)
English & Germans
c)
Scots-Irish & Germans
d)
Africans & Scots-Irish
35.
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
36.
Men, women, and children brought to the Virginia colony and enslaved to work on plantations were from ___________.
a)
Africa
b)
England
c)
Portugal
d)
Spain
37.
What is a debt?
a)
trading goods and services
b)
buying a good/service now and paying for it later
c)
money put away to spend later
d)
a good or service owed to someone
38.
What did many farmers use as money to buy goods and services in colonial Virginia?
a)
gold
b)
food
c)
tobacco
d)
fur
39.
When the population began moving westward, what city was the capital moved to?
a)
Williamsburg
b)
Richmond
c)
Jamestown
d)
Washington, D.C.
40.
Which city was the capital moved to after Jamestown?
a)
Richmond
b)
Fredericksburg
c)
Williamsburg
d)
Washington, D.C.
41.
What 3 items did most households use to make their clothing?
a)
cotton, wool, leather
b)
denim, fur, wool
c)
silk, cotton, wool
d)
cotton, silk, fur
42.
In colonial Virginia, most people lived in one-room houses with ___________ floors.
a)
wooden
b)
dirt
c)
stone
d)
grass
43.
Which food choice would NOT have been available to colonial Virginians?
a)
deer
b)
corn
c)
bison/buffalo
d)
fish
44.
The ______ and the _____ are the two largest water features that border Virginia.
a)
Chesapeake Bay and Pacific Ocean
b)
Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean
c)
James River and Atlantic Ocean
d)
James River and Pacific Ocean
45.
The city of Yorktown is located along the ___ River.
a)
York
b)
Rappahannock
c)
James
d)
Potomac
46.
The city of Alexandria is located along the ___ River.
a)
York
b)
Potomac
c)
James
d)
Rappahannock
47.
The cities of Jamestown and Richmond are located along the ____ River.
a)
York
b)
James
c)
Rappahannock
d)
Potomac
48.
Virginia's four major rivers all flow into the ___.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Chesapeake Bay
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Pacific Bay
49.
George Washington explored me. I also am the home to a large variety of wildlife. What am I?
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Dismal Swamp
d)
Lake Drummond
50.
The city of Fredericksburg is located along the ____ River.
a)
York
b)
Rappahannock
c)
Potomac
d)
James
51.
I am a small shallow lake located in the Coastal Plain region. What is my name?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Dismal Swamp
c)
Lake Drummond
d)
Chesapeake Bay
52.
I separate the Eastern Shore from the rest of Virginia. I am also one of the largest bodies of water that border Virginia. What am I?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Chesapeake Bay
c)
James River
d)
Pacific Ocean
53.
I am a peninsula bordered by the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. I am also considered part of the Coastal Plain. What is my name?
a)
Eastern Shore
b)
Jersey Shore
c)
Jamestown
d)
Coastal Plain
54.
The Charters extended English ______ to the colonists.
a)
Rights
b)
Laws
c)
Money
d)
Wealth
55.
The arrival of which group made it possible for Jamestown to establish families.
a)
Africans
b)
Portuguese
c)
Women
d)
Angola
56.
The English traded tools, pots, and _____ with the Powhatan Indians.
a)
Corn
b)
Tobacco
c)
Copper
d)
Water
57.
Today Jamestown is located on an .....
a)
Peninsula
b)
Island
58.
Who served as a contact between the native people and the English?
a)
John Smith
b)
John Rolfe
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Chief Powhatan
59.
Who granted the charters to the Virginia Company of London?
a)
King of England
b)
Stockholders
c)
Settlers
d)
Africans
60.
The arrival of Africans in the Jametown colony made it possible to expand the economy by...
a)
mining coal
b)
forestry
c)
cultivating tobacco
d)
Established shipping
61.
Many settlers died of...
a)
Starvation and Disease
b)
Wealth and Power
c)
Gold and Silver
d)
Lack of Water
62.
The Jamestown location was chosen because it could be easily ___________ from attack by sea.
a)
Water
b)
Defended
c)
Attacked
d)
Markets
63.
England wanted to start a colony in North America to....
a)
Find good schools
b)
Send Prisoners there
c)
Develop relationships with the Indians
d)
Increase their Wealth and Power
64.
The House of Burgess later became known as this and still exists today.
a)
Governor's Council
b)
Virginia General Assembly
c)
United Nations
d)
House of Commons
65.
What do you call a crop grown specifically to sell for money?
a)
Profit crop
b)
Sale crop
c)
Cash crop
d)
Barter Charter
66.
Which group of people provided the primary source of labor in Virginia's tobacco fields?
a)
American Indians
b)
Scots-Irish
c)
African Slaves
d)
Denture Savers
67.
What was the primary industry / economic activity in colonial Virginia?
a)
Gold mining
b)
Agriculture
c)
Baked Goods
d)
Computer's
68.
Who settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
Germans and Scots-Irish
b)
Africans
c)
English
d)
Native Americans
69.
Which of the following lists include examples of cultural landscapes?
a)
Homes, Schools, Places of Worship
b)
Barns, Trees, Garages
c)
Homes, Barns, Places of Worship
d)
Barns, Grocery stores, Bus stations
70.
Which place name represents English influence?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Werewocomoco
d)
Mattaponi
71.
Which place name represents Native American influence?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Richmond
c)
Jamestown
d)
Williamsburg
72.
Which was the FIRST capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Washington, DC
c)
London
d)
Jamestown
73.
Which was the SECOND capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
74.
"Contaminated water, buildings destroyed by fire, and diseases."
What does this list describe?
What does this list describe?
a)
Reasons for settling at Jamestown
b)
Reasons for moving the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg
c)
Reasons for moving the capital form Williamsburg to Richmond
d)
Reasons the natives settled in Werewocomoco
75.
What do you call money owed to somebody else?
a)
Barter
b)
Debt
c)
Money
d)
Tobacco
76.
What did colonial meals consist MOSTLY of?
a)
Local produce and meat
b)
Tobacco
c)
Cactus
d)
Coconuts and banannas
77.
What was often used as a form of currency in colonial Virginia?
a)
Corn
b)
Animal skins
c)
Tobacco
d)
Credit cards
78.
As Virginia's population grew, in which direction did they move?
a)
West
b)
North
c)
South
d)
East
79.
Where did American Indians live prior to the arrival of the European settlers?
a)
Throughout Virginia
b)
Inland
c)
Coastal Plain/Tidewater
d)
Valley and Ridge
80.
What happened to the American Indians after the European settlers arrived?
a)
They lived throughout Virginia
b)
They lived only in the Piedmont
c)
Most were forced inland
d)
They moved to England
81.
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
82.
Who believed they had the legal authority to govern the colonies?
a)
George Washington
b)
Great Britain
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
The colonies
83.
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
84.
In which war did American gain independence from England?
a)
Civil War
b)
French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
War of the Roses
85.
When did the colonists declare their independence from Great Britain?
a)
1492
b)
1519
c)
1776
d)
1787
86.
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
87.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
Donald Trump
88.
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.
89.
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
90.
John lived in the Virginia Colony during the Revolutionary War. He joined Continental Army. John was-
a)
a loyalist
b)
a patriot
c)
neutral
91.
James Lafayette was-
a)
a loyalist
b)
a king
c)
a soldier
d)
an enslaved African American
92.
Who was the Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
James Lafayette
d)
Thomas Jefferson
93.
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
94.
What role did women play during the Revolutionary War?
a)
They became Burgesses
b)
became soldiers
c)
They took on more responsibility
d)
served as spies
95.
Who was famous for speaking out against taxation without representation?
a)
John Smith
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
96.
The American Revolution was a war that was fought for-
a)
Religion
b)
Gold
c)
Tobacco
d)
Independence
97.
A document that stated that people are born with certain "unalienable rights" meaning rights that cannot be taken away. It also said that the British government abused these rights and that the King abused his power.
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Common Sense
98.
Why did many slaves choose to help the British?
a)
they were offered freedom
b)
they were offered food
c)
Patriots would not pay them
d)
British were better trained
99.
Who rode horseback through the woods to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him?
a)
George Washington
b)
Jack Jouett
c)
James Armistead Lafayette
d)
James Madison
100.
What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
a)
The Battle of Great Bridge
b)
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
c)
The Battle of Yorktown
d)
The Battle of New Market
101.
What was the first land battle fought in Virginia?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Great Bridge
c)
Jamestown
d)
Richmond
102.
During the American Revolution, American Indians fought alongside-
a)
only the British Army
b)
the French
c)
only the Contiental Army
d)
Both the British and Contiental Army
103.
Who served as a spy for the Continental Army and after the war successfully requested and was granted his freedom?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
James Layfayette
d)
John Smith
104.
What were people called who did not take sides during the American Revolution?
a)
patriots
b)
neutral
c)
loyalists
105.
Which document states that all people have the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness?
a)
Declaration of Independance
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
d)
The Mayflower Compact
106.
Who earned the title Father of Our Country?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
107.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Mason
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
108.
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
109.
Who kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention and believed in the importance of having a U.S. Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
George Mason
d)
Thomas Jefferson
110.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Mason
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
111.
Who provided strong leadership for the young country and was a model of leadership for future presidents?
a)
George Mason
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
112.
Which document states that all Virginians should be free to worship as the please?
a)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
113.
Who earned the title Father of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
114.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
115.
Which document states that all Virginians should have basic human rights?
a)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
116.
Which document expressed reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
c)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
117.
Who was able to help the delegates compromise and reach agreement during the difficult process of writing the U.S. Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
George Mason
d)
Thomas Jefferson
118.
Which document was used to help write the Bill of Rights?
a)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
119.
What do we call the United States plan for government?
a)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
d)
Declaration of Independence
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