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WorksheetsVA Studies Review VS.1-VS.6
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which region of Virginia has rolling hills?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Tidewater
d)
Piedmont
2.
Which region of Virginia has elevated, flat land?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
James River
3.
Which region is the source of many rivers?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Piedmont
4.
What type of land is in the Blue Ridge Mountains?
a)
Rolling Hills
b)
Flat Land
c)
Old Rounded Mountains
d)
Elevated Flat Land
5.
Which state does NOT border Virginia?
a)
Tennessee
b)
New York
c)
Maryland
d)
North Carolina
6.
The ______ Ocean is located east of Virginia
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Chesapeake
7.
West Virginia borders Virginia to the __________.
a)
West
b)
East
c)
North
d)
South
8.
The Fall Line is the natural border between the Piedmont and the __________ regions.
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Coastal Plain
9.
The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Valley and Ridge region are both pare of the ____________ mountain system.
a)
Tall
b)
Appalachian
c)
Virginia
d)
York
10.
Lake Drummond is located is surrounded by the __________.
a)
Dismal Swamp
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Rappahannock River
d)
Fall Line
11.
The city of Fredericksburg is located on the ______ river.
a)
Potomac
b)
James
c)
Rappahannock
d)
York
12.
How many regions are in Virginia?
a)
1
b)
5
c)
3
d)
8
13.
Which region is shaded in purple?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
14.
Which region is shaded in red?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
15.
Which region is shaded in yellow?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
16.
Which region is shaded in green?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
17.
Which region is shaded in blue?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
18.
Which region is also known as the tidewater region?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Piedmont
19.
What year was Jamestown established?
a)
1619
b)
1620
c)
1607
d)
1907
20.
In the 1600's, a North American colony could provide England with
a)
Slaves
b)
Raw materials
c)
Native Americans
d)
Silver and gold
21.
An economic venture means
a)
Raw materials
b)
Lose money
c)
Make money
d)
Increase popularity
22.
In the 1600's, a North American colony could provide England with
a)
Slaves
b)
Raw materials
c)
Native Americans
d)
Silver and gold
23.
In 1607, Jamestown was located on
a)
An island
b)
A peninsula
c)
York River
d)
Chesapeake Bay
24.
The House of Burgesses gave the settlers
a)
Royal power
b)
Control of their own government and laws
c)
Control of the Indians
d)
Control of the slaves
25.
What change resulted in survival of the colonists of Jamestown?
a)
Discovery of silver and gold
b)
New governor's council
c)
Good drinking water
d)
Colonists focused on agriculture
26.
What did the Native Americans mainly trade with the colonists?
a)
Beads
b)
Tools
c)
Tobacco
d)
Food
27.
People living in colonial Virginia depended on natural, human and capital ________ to produce the goods and services they needed.
a)
products
b)
resources
c)
money
d)
bartering
28.
Most people lived in _____________ houses with dirt floors.
a)
mansion
b)
two stories
c)
one-room
d)
tent
29.
______________ in households made their own clothes for family members.
a)
Women
b)
Men
c)
Children
d)
African Americans
30.
Most ____________ was made of cotton, wood, or leather.
a)
clothing
b)
houses
c)
toys
d)
nick knacks
31.
What do you call a crop grown specifically to sell for money?
a)
Profit crop
b)
Sale crop
c)
Cash crop
d)
Barter Charter
32.
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
33.
Who settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
Scots-Irish
b)
Germans
c)
English
d)
Native Americans
34.
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
35.
Which was the FIRST capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Washington, DC
c)
London
d)
Jamestown
36.
Which was the SECOND capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
37.
Which was the THIRD capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Petersburg
38.
"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
39.
What do you call money owed to somebody else?
a)
Barter
b)
Debt
c)
Money
d)
Tobacco
40.
Where did most people get their clothes in colonial Virginia?
a)
Old Navy
b)
Target
c)
Made their own
d)
The Indians
41.
What is it called when you buy something now with the promise of paying for it later?
a)
Barter
b)
Credit
c)
Debit
d)
Banking
42.
What was often used as a form of currency in colonial Virginia?
a)
Corn
b)
Animal skins
c)
Tobacco
d)
Credit cards
43.
Why were Africans needed in Jamestown?
a)
To wash clothes
b)
To help with the tobacco crop
c)
To live as slaves
d)
To pick cotton
44.
What was the crop that brought wealth to Virginia?
a)
Cotton
b)
corn
c)
beans
d)
tobacco
45.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
a)
dirty living conditions
b)
seepage of salt water
c)
fires destroyed homes
d)
better location for trade
46.
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
47.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Mason
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
48.
Who earned the title Father of Our Country?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
49.
What were the 3 major language groups of Virginia?
a)
Cherokee, Monacan, Powhatan
b)
Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian
50.
Which American Indians were mostly located in the Piedmont region?
a)
Algonquian
b)
Iroquoian
c)
Siouan
51.
The Powhatan were part of which region?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Southwest Virginia
c)
Coastal Plain
52.
Which was the SECOND capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
53.
Which was the THIRD capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Petersburg
54.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the capital of VA moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?
a)
centrally located
b)
fires destroyed homes
c)
further inland from attack by English
d)
better location for trade
55.
What is the name of the large Indian town used for hundreds of years before the arrival of the settlers?
a)
Werewocomoco
b)
Roanoake
c)
Wyoming
d)
Williamsburg
56.
What program did Captain John Smith establish to help the colonists survive?
a)
Forced farming program
b)
Forced work program
c)
Forced trading program
d)
Forced slave program
57.
Which best reflects the architecture of colonial Virginia?
a)
b)
c)
d)
58.
Which statement best replaces the question mark?
a)
Jack Jouett warned Thomas Jefferson about the British coming
b)
Thomas Jefferson was established as governor of Virginia
c)
Virginia Assembly members were arrested
d)
The General Assembly ran away to the backwoods of Virginia
59.
Which list correctly names the states that border Virginia?
a)
b)
60.
Which natural border is shown on the map?
a)
The Fall Line
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Eastern Shore
d)
The Great Valley
61.
Virginia's first and third state capitals were located along the —
a)
James River
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
York River
d)
Chesapeake Bay
62.
The main purpose of the first elected legislative body in English America was to —
a)
create laws for England
b)
improve relations with American Indians
c)
allow settlers to control their own government
d)
end English control of the colony
63.
Which document should replace the question mark
a)
United States Constitution
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
d)
Bill of American Liberties
64.
This magazine would provide information about which Virginia industry
a)
Recreation
b)
Tourism
c)
Agriculture
d)
Technology
65.
How many regions are in VA?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
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