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VA Studies Benchmark Q3 Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which bordering state is labeled with a "3"? 
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
West Virginia
d)
North Carolina
2.
Which bordering state is labeled with a "1"? 
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
West Virginia
d)
North Carolina
3.
Which region is labeled with a "2"? 
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
4.
Which region is east of the Fall Line? 
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Tidewater
d)
Valley and Ridge
5.
Which number represents the natural border between Virginia and Maryland? 
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
2
6.
Which number represents the Chesapeake Bay? 
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
2
7.
What did Virginia Indians use to make clothing? 
a)
tree bark
b)
leaves and vines
c)
buffalo skin
d)
deer skin
8.
What language was primarily spoken in Southwestern and Southern Virginia? 
a)
Iroquoian
b)
Algonquian
c)
Siouan
d)
Spanish
9.
Which person studies material that past people have left behind? 
a)
Archaeologist 
b)
Meteorologist
c)
Architect
d)
Agriculturist 
10.
Which of the following is NOT a currently recognized Indian tribe of Virginia? 
a)
Monocan
b)
Mattaponi
c)
 Chickahomini
d)
Cherokee
11.
What is the name of the large Indian town used for hundreds of years before the arrival of the settlers? 
a)
Werewocomoco
b)
Wyoming
c)
Roanoake
d)
Williamsburg
12.
What important event happened in 1620 at the Jamestown colony? 
a)
Jamestown was established
b)
Africans were brought over for slave labor
c)
Women were brought over to make a permanent colony
d)
Scots-Irish began their migration
13.
What important event happened in 1619 at the Jamestown colony? 
a)
Jamestown was established
b)
Africans were brought over for slave labor
c)
Women were brought over to make a permanent colony
d)
Scots-Irish began their migration
14.
A citizen representative in the Virginia colonial government is called a __________. 
a)
governor
b)
council member
c)
burgess
d)
king 
15.
Which was one of the reasons the capital had to move from Jamestown to Williamsburg? 
a)
protect from navy attacks
b)
contaminated drinking water
c)
needed a central location
d)
frequent Indian attacks
16.
Most of the colony of Virginia's wealth came from......
a)
coal mining
b)
corn growing
c)
agriculture
d)
architecture
17.
Why did the colony use slave labor? 
a)
It was reliable and cheap source of labor
b)
They were lazy
c)
English are terrible farmers
d)
Africans wanted to help 
18.
The Tidewater and Piedmont regions is primarily were these two groups of people settled. 
a)
Scotish and Irish
b)
English and African American
c)
African American and Native Americans
d)
Germans and Irish 
19.
When Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death!" He was talking about.....
a)
ending slavery
b)
taxing the British
c)
taxation without representation
d)
ending child labor
20.
Why were the colonists upset about the taxes Great Britain gave them? 
a)
It was too expensive
b)
They had no representation in the government
c)
They had no money to pay for it
d)
They thought paying for the FrenchIndian war was not their problem
21.
When someone refuses to take sides they are considered being _________. 
a)
patriotic
b)
neutral
c)
negative
d)
loyal
22.
In which war did America gain its independence from Great Britain? 
a)
Civil War
b)
French Indian War
c)
Revolutionary War
d)
World War I
23.
What was the Underground Railroad? 
a)
A train!
b)
A series of houses for people to stay that were hunting
c)
A series of houses to stay for escaping Indians
d)
A series of houses to stay for escaping slaves
24.
The Cumberland Gap is where....
a)
the Declaration was written
b)
Virginians migrated through the Appalachians
c)
Virginians settled to raise crops
d)
the capital was moved through
25.
What did tobacco plants do to the soil?
a)
Made it more healthy
b)
prevented runoff of water
c)
drew nutrients from the soil
d)
made large holes in the ground
26.
Which detail is true for the man pictured here. (Thomas Jefferson) 
a)
first president of US
b)
role model for future presidents
c)
skilled at notetaking
d)
provided political leadership 
27.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of rights which stated that we have freedom of the press AND freedom of religion? 
a)
George Mason
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
28.
The economy of the south was primarily __________ and relied heavily on slave labor (work). 
a)
industrial 
b)
architectural
c)
agricultural
d)
impressive 
29.
Robert E. Lee is known as being...... 
a)
the President of the South
b)
the commander of the militia
c)
the general leading the Union
d)
the general leading the Army of Northern Virginia
30.
What did many southern states do when Lincoln was elected president? 
a)
celebrated
b)
started discussions
c)
seceded
d)
had many successes 
31.
Which two iron clad ships battled in Hampton Roads waters near Norfolk? 
a)
Dominion and Tidewater
b)
Lincoln and Eisenhower
c)
Meriweather and Clark
d)
Monitor and Merrimack 
32.
Conflict between eastern and western counties of Virginia led to which event? 
a)
Creation of a new government
b)
Creation of West Virginia
c)
Splitting of the House of Burgesses
d)
Independence from Great Britain
33.
The Confederacy relied on ________ to provide food and manual labor. 
a)
Native Americans
b)
African Americans
c)
Women
d)
Children
34.
Where did the Civil War end? 
a)
Apple Farms, Suffolk
b)
Appomattox Court House, Virginia 
c)
Applejacks Cereal 
d)
Hippopotamus Zoo
35.
When a person rents farm land and pays the land owner with a portion of the crops, they are _____. 
a)
Freedmen
b)
Sharecroppers
c)
Farmers
d)
Settlers
36.
What happened to the slaves after the Civil War? 
a)
Captured and killed
b)
Sent back to Africa
c)
Moved to Northern states
d)
Freed from slavery
37.
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
a)
To make laws
b)
To enforce laws
c)
To interpret laws
d)
To be bossy
38.
Name the 2 parts of Congress.
a)
President & Supreme Court
b)
House of Representatives & Senate
c)
Supreme Court & Senate
d)
House of Representatives & Supreme Court
39.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
enforces the laws
d)
count the votes
40.
Who's in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Congress 
b)
the president 
c)
judges 
d)
committee
41.
The main job of the judicial branch is to?
a)
a.  interpret the law
b)
a.  make pop corn
c)
a.  enforce the law
d)
a.  provide a jury
42.
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court and House of Rep.
c)
President
d)
Vice President
43.
Who is in charge of the Judicial Branch?
a)
President
b)
Senate
c)
Vice President
d)
Supreme Court
44.
Which branch of the government creates bills?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Tree Branch
d)
Legislative Branch
45.
The _________________ is the leader of the Executive Branch of our government.
a)
Jedi Knight
b)
Batman
c)
President
d)
Super Hero
46.
The _________________________ Branch of our government makes sure our laws are fair.
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
47.

What is a cash crop?

a)

It was someone who agrees to work without pay for someone else for a set of time

b)

A crop that a farmer raises only to sell

c)

Someone who is chosen by voters to speak for them.

48.

What is an indentured servant?

a)

To provide money for something

b)

To meet together

c)

Someone who agrees to work over a period of time without pay.

49.

Who did Queen Elizabeth give a royal charter to?

a)

Sir Walter Raleigh

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

John White

50.

What did the successful planting of tobacco depend on?

a)

The colonists and women

b)

Steady and inexpensive source of labor (slavery)

c)

The Virginia Company of London

d)

Parliament

51.

All of the following are examples of agriculture EXCEPT

a)

Parks

b)

Places of Worship

c)

Barns

d)

Homes

52.

Germans and Scots-Irish settled along the migration route which was located in ---

a)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

b)

Piedmont

c)

Shenandoah Valley

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

53.

After the settlers arrived, American Indians were forced to move

a)

inland

b)

to another state

c)

north

d)

east

54.

English and other Europeans settled primarily in the

a)

Shenandoah Valley

b)

Coastal Plain and Piedmont

c)

Appalachian Plateau

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

55.

Why did the Africans settle primarily in the same regions as the English?

a)

They had the opportunity to own land

b)

The location was good for growing other crops besides tobacco

c)

It was along the migration route

d)

The English depended on slave labor to work the tobacco fields

56.

What is another name for England?

a)

West Indies

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

The British Isles

57.

What is credit?

a)

Buying a good or service and paying for it later

b)

A good or service owed to another

c)

Money put away to save or spend later

d)

Trading goods and services without the use of money

58.

Which direction was the population moving as the capital changed in colonial Virginia?

a)

northward

b)

southward

c)

eastward

d)

westward

59.

In colonial Virginia, what did many farmers use as money to pay for goods and services?

a)

paper money

b)

tobacco

c)

straw

d)

loans from banks

60.

All of the following were changes that resulted in the survival or early Jamestown settlers EXCEPT

a)

Emphasis on agriculture

b)

Abundance of fresh water

c)

Captain John Smith's forced work program

d)

Arrival of supply ships

61.

Which is the correct order of the four major rivers in Virginia from NORTH to SOUTH?

a)

York, Rappahannock, Potomac, James

b)

James, York, Rappahannock, Potomac

c)

Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James

d)

Potomac, York, James, Rappahannock

62.

How many states border Virginia?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

4

d)

5

63.

Jamie is looking for a picture that shows Virginia and its two large bordering bodies of water. Which picture correctly shows this information?

a)
b)
c)
d)
64.

Many early Virginia settlements were located along rivers because

a)

they were a source of food and transportation.

b)

gold was usually found near rivers.

c)

the water was used for irrigation of crops.

d)

the settlers needed the water for drinking and cooking.

65.

In what state was the Battle of Yorktown fought?

a)

Virginia

b)

New York

c)

South Carolina

d)

Massachusetts

66.

Who won the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Americans

b)

French

c)

British

d)

German

67.

The colonists received support from the countries _________ and ________.

a)

France

b)

Land

c)

Spain

d)

Strong

68.

Which statement accurately describes the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War?

a)

Thousands fought with the British against America's freedom.This is a wrong answer

b)

African Americans were not allowed to participate

c)

Thousands helped fight for freedom in Black regiments

d)

Thousands became generals in the Continental Army

69.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
French vs. Indians
b)
French and Indians vs. British
c)
British and Indians vs. French
d)
British vs. Indians
70.
What was the most significant result for our country's history because the Colonies won the Revolutionary War?
a)
It resulted in our freedom and ability to govern ourselves
b)
We won a war
c)
Other counties were impressed by our winning a war
d)
George Washington would always be our President

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