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WorksheetsVirginia Studies SGA Review
Total questions: 105
Worksheet time: 5hrs 39mins
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Class
Date
1.
What separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
James River
c)
Chesapeake Bay
d)
Potomac River
2.
A piece of land bordered by water on three sides is a __________.
a)
river
b)
plateau
c)
bay
d)
peninsula
3.
Which of the following describes the Appalachian Plateau?
a)
Elevated land with a flat top
b)
Rolling hills
c)
Valleys
d)
Mountains
4.
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
5.
Which bordering state is labeled with a "1"?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
West Virginia
d)
North Carolina
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.
Which person studies material that past people have left behind?
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Meteorologist
c)
Architect
d)
Agriculturist
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
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
13.
Which bordering state is labeled with a "3"?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
West Virginia
d)
North Carolina
14.
Which of the following crops were essential to Native American agriculture?
a)
Beans, Cotton, Squash
b)
Beans, Squash, Corn
c)
Corn, Indigo, Pumpkins
d)
Rice, Corn, Squash
15.
Which two cities are located on the James River?
a)
Jamestown & Alexandria
b)
Richmond & Yorktown
c)
Yorktown & Richmond
d)
Jamestown & Richmond
16.
Which region is labeled with a "2"?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
17.
This region is located in the southwest part of Virginia.
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Piedmont
18.
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
19.
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
20.
The city of Alexandria is located along the ___ River.
a)
York
b)
Potomac
c)
James
d)
Rappahannock
21.
The city of Fredericksburg is located along the ____ River.
a)
York
b)
Rappahannock
c)
Potomac
d)
James
22.
What are the four major rivers in VA?
a)
Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James
b)
Potomac, Colorado, York, James
c)
Potomac, Mississippi, York, James
d)
Nile, Mississippi, York, Colorado
23.
What is the major industry in the Appalachian Plateau (pink region)?
a)
Fishing
b)
Farming
c)
Coal Mining
d)
Recreation
24.
What is the major industry in the Blue Ridge Mountains (yellow region)?
a)
Fishing
b)
Farming
c)
Coal Mining
d)
Recreation
25.
What is the most profitable cash crop the Virginia Colony sold to England?
a)
corn
b)
cotton
c)
tobacco
d)
potatoes
26.
What region is colored orange?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
c)
Ridge and Valley
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
27.
What region is colored pink?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
c)
Ridge and Valley
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
28.
What region is colored yellow?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
c)
Ridge and Valley
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
29.
What region is colored green?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
c)
Ridge and Valley
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
30.
What region is colored purple?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
c)
Ridge and Valley
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
31.
Who settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
Germans and Scots-Irish
b)
Africans
c)
English
d)
Native Americans
32.
In which regions did the English and Africans settle primarily?
a)
Coastal Plain & Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains & Valley and Ridge
c)
Appalachian Plateau & Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains & Piedmont
33.
As Virginia's population grew, in which direction did they move?
a)
West
b)
North
c)
South
d)
East
34.
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
35.
____________________: trading or exchanging of goods and services without the use of money.
a)
Barter
b)
Credit
c)
Debt
d)
Savings
36.
What is it called when someone buys a good or service now and pays for it later?
a)
credit
b)
cash crop
c)
debt
d)
barter
37.
What is a good or service owed to another?
a)
credit
b)
cash crop
c)
debt
d)
barter
38.
What is a crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers?
a)
credit
b)
cash crop
c)
debt
d)
barter
39.
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)
Burgesses
40.
What was the primary industry / economic activity in colonial Virginia?
a)
Gold mining
b)
Agriculture
c)
Archaeology
d)
Information Technology
41.
Which was the FIRST capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Washington, DC
c)
Alexandria
d)
Jamestown
42.
Which was the SECOND capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
McLean
d)
Jamestown
43.
Ms. Mabile's family is driving over rolling hills. Which region are they in?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Appalachian Plateau
44.
Which region includes the Eastern Shore?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Valley and Ridge
45.
What are the major industries in the Coastal Plain(green region)?
a)
Government, Technology
b)
Farming, Recreation
c)
Coal Mining, Shark Hunting
d)
Tourism, Shipbuilding, Military
46.
The Fall Line is between which two regions?
a)
Appalachian Plateau and Tidewater
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain and Piedmont
d)
Coastal Plain and Appalachian
47.
Which example of architecture in Virginia changed the landscape and reflected different cultures?
a)
ships
b)
corn
c)
clothing
d)
barns
48.
Which of the following phrases does not describe relative location?
a)
The James River is a long river.
b)
The Atlantic Ocean is near the Coastal Plain.
c)
West Virginia is a border of Virginia.
d)
Alexandria is north of Fredericksburg.
49.
Which American Indian language group lived in the Piedmont?
a)
Monacan
b)
Cherokee
c)
Powhatan
50.
Which American Indian group lived in the Tidewater region?
a)
Powhatan
b)
Cherokee
c)
Monacan
51.
Which American Indian group lived in the Appalachian Plateau?
a)
Monacan
b)
Powhatan
c)
Cherokee
52.
Different cities in Virginia get their names from different cultures. Richmond's culture reflects ______________ and Roanoke's culture reflects _______________.
a)
Richmond - English; Roanoke - American Indian
b)
Richmond - German; Roanoke - English
c)
Richmond - American Indian; Roanoke - German
d)
Richmond - Irish; Roanoke - English
53.
--- is a shallow, natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp, located in the Coastal Plain.
a)
Lake Draining
b)
Lake Drummond
c)
Lake Washington
d)
Lake Chesapeake
54.
Which list includes the 5 bordering states of VA?
a)
Maryland, West VA, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee
b)
Maryland, Tennessee, North Carolina, West VA, Kentucky
c)
Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Maryland, North Carolina
d)
Tennessee, South Carolina, Maryland, West VA, Georgia
55.
What water feature in Virginia has a variety of wildlife and was explored by George Washington?
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
New River
c)
Dismal Swamp
d)
Potomac River
56.
Shipbuilding, tourism, and military bases are industries of which region?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
57.
Which is an example of a human resource?
a)
A worker
b)
A horse
c)
Tobacco
d)
A barrel
58.
Food choices in Colonial America were ________________.
a)
limited
b)
plentiful
c)
scarce
d)
varied
59.
What natural resources did the colonists use to make clothing?
a)
bark, cornhusks, tobacco leaves
b)
seal skin, seaweed, feathers
c)
cotton, wool, leather
d)
silk, buffalo hide, papyrus
60.
Which of the following was the first permanent English colony in the Americas?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Richmond
d)
Potomac
61.
A tribe that lived in southwestern Virginia and spoke the Iroquoian language was the _____________________________
a)
Powhatan
b)
Monacan
c)
Cherokee
d)
Mattaponi
62.
What is the name of the first land battle of the American Revolution?
a)
The Battle of the Great Bridge
b)
The Battle of Yorktown
c)
The Battle of Boston
d)
The Battle of Hogwarts
63.
Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the First Continental Army?
a)
Jack Jouett
b)
George Washington
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
Patrick Henry
64.
If you didn't take sides in the American Revolution, you were known as a ......
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Neutral
d)
King
65.
If you sided with the king / parliament during the Revolutionary War, you were known as a ....
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
d)
King
66.
If you sided with the colonists during the Revolutionary War, you were known as a ......
a)
Loyalist
b)
Neutral
c)
Patriot
d)
King
67.
Why was James Lafayette important during the American Revolution?
a)
He was a spy for the Continental Army
b)
He spied for the British Army
c)
He was George Washington's admiral
d)
He grew crops for the militia men to eat
68.
This sign best represents the views of which person or group during the Revolutionary War?
a)
The British Parliament
b)
The King
c)
The colonists
d)
The Virginia Company of London
69.
During the Revolutionary War, what was the name of the legislative government in Great Britain?
a)
Congress
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Parliament
d)
Loyalist
70.
Which Virginian said "Give me liberty or give me death?"
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
71.
The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the:
a)
people
b)
king
c)
parliament
d)
rich
72.
Who drafted the first version of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
73.
Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here, signaling the end of the Revolutionary War.
a)
McLean
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
74.
Who earned the title Father of Our Country?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
75.
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
76.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Mason
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
77.
Who provided strong leadership for the new country, and was a model of leadership for future presidents?
a)
George Mason
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
78.
Which document states that all Virginians should be free to worship as they please?
a)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
The Virginia Charter
79.
Who earned the title Father of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
80.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
81.
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
82.
The Charters of the Virginia Company of London...
a)
extended English rights to the colonists
b)
authorized the creation of armies
c)
allowed for a government that was not ruled by the king
d)
authorized the trading of enslaved Africans
83.
Who was elected as the first President of the United States of America?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
84.
Which person would fit at the top of the chart?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Smith
85.
Which mountains did Virginia settlers have to cross in order to get to the Cumberland Gap?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Virginia Mountains
86.
When did the colonists declare their independence from Great Britain?
a)
1492
b)
1519
c)
1776
d)
1787
87.
Who was famous for speaking out against taxation without representation?
a)
John Smith
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
88.
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
89.
During the American Revolution, American Indians fought alongside-
a)
only the British Army
b)
the French
c)
only the Continental Army
d)
Both the British and Continental Army
90.
Patrick Henry, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson were all-
a)
loyalists
b)
neutral
c)
patriots
91.
During the Revolution, __________ took on more responsibilities at home.
a)
the wealthy
b)
women
c)
farmers
d)
slaves
92.
Which branch of government makes the laws, and is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
93.
Which branch of government settles legal arguments, and decides whether a law is fair?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
94.
Which branch of government carries out the laws and has the President as the leader?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
95.
What states are colored grey on the map?
a)
Union States
b)
Confederate States
c)
Border States
d)
Neutral States
96.
During the Civil War, the economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)
trading
c)
industrialized
d)
architectural
97.
_____ led a slave revolt against plantation owners in Virginia in 1831.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Nat Turner
c)
John Brown
d)
Frederick Douglass
98.
________ campaigned or worked to get the United States government to end slavery.
a)
Politicians
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Crusaders
d)
Plantation owners
99.
After ______ became President of the United States in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the Union.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
James Monroe
c)
Millard Fillmore
d)
Andrew Johnson
100.
The capital of the Confederacy was ____.
a)
Washington
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
101.
Virginians were divided about secession from the Union in 1860, which led to the formation of ____.
a)
North Carolina
b)
West Virginia
c)
Kentucky
d)
Maryland
102.
The period following the Civil War is called
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
The Crying Years
c)
Civil Rights Movements
d)
Reconstruction
103.
This photograph shows-
a)
an announcement
b)
segregation
c)
a disagreement
d)
desegregation
104.
Which government agency was formed to help freed African Americans after the Civil War?
a)
FBI
b)
Treasury Department
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Sharecropping
105.
After Reconstruction, Jim Crow laws were passed mainly in the
a)
eastern states
b)
western states
c)
southern states
d)
northern states
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