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Worksheets2nd nine weeks Benchmark Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you call a crop grown specifically to sell for money?
a)
Profit crop
b)
Sale crop
c)
Cash crop
d)
Barter Charter
2.
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
3.
What was the primary industry / economic activity in colonial Virginia?
a)
Gold mining
b)
Agriculture
c)
Baked Goods
d)
Computer's
4.
Who settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
Scots-Irish
b)
Germans
c)
English
d)
Native Americans
5.
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
6.
Which place name represents English influence?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Werewocomoco
7.
Which place name represents Native American influence?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Richmond
c)
Jamestown
d)
Williamsburg
8.
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
9.
"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
10.
What do you call money owed to somebody else?
a)
Barter
b)
Debt
c)
Money
d)
Tobacco
11.
Where did most people get their clothes in colonial Virginia?
a)
Old Navy
b)
Target
c)
Made their own
d)
The Indians
12.
How did MOST families live in Colonial Virginia?
a)
One room homes
b)
Houseboats
c)
Longhouses
d)
Teepees
13.
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
14.
What was often used as a form of currency in colonial Virginia?
a)
Corn
b)
Animal skins
c)
Tobacco
d)
Credit cards
15.
What is it called when you trade one item you own with another item owned by someone else (WITHOUT the use of money)
a)
Currency
b)
Barter
c)
Savings
d)
Debt
16.
As Virginia's population grew, in which direction did they move?
a)
West
b)
North
c)
South
d)
East
17.
Who won the Revolutionary War?
a)
Colonists
b)
Local Assemblies
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
English
18.
Who did the colonists believe had legal authority in the colonies?
a)
Parliament
b)
local assemblies
c)
the King
d)
George Washington
19.
The Declaration of Independence states that all authority to govern belongs to who?
a)
People
b)
King
c)
Parliament
d)
Local Assemblies
20.
Who served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
General Cornwallis
d)
Thomas Jefferson
21.
Who was a slave that served in the Continental Army and was given his freedom after the war?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
American Indians
d)
James Lafayette
22.
Which group of people fought alongside both the patriots and loyalists?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
American Indians
d)
Women
23.
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought at _________
a)
The Battle of Great Bridge
b)
Yorktown
c)
Jamestown
d)
Richmond
24.
The Declaration of Independence states that all people have rights to life, __________, and the pursuit of happiness.
a)
freedom
b)
independence
c)
liberty
d)
equality
25.
Parliament believed they had the right to ______ the colonies.
a)
Pay
b)
Free
c)
Dictate
d)
Tax
26.
The Declaration of Independence expressed reasons for colonial ___________ from Great Britain.
a)
freedom
b)
liberty
c)
independence
d)
equality
27.
Which document states that all people are created equal?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
The Charters
28.
Which group fought for both the English and the Colonists because they were promised their freedom?
a)
Women
b)
African Americans
c)
American Indians
d)
Neutral
29.
Who inspired people with his speeches?
a)
Patriots
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
30.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
James Lafayette
31.
Some Virginians were_______, meaning they did not take sides.
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
d)
American Indians
32.
Who fought in the Continental Army against the English?
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
33.
Who took on more responsibility during the war?
a)
American Indians
b)
Enslaved African Americans
c)
Women
d)
Patriots
34.
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
July 4, 1607
c)
March 23, 1775
d)
July 4, 1840
35.
The colonists believed they should not be taxed because they had no _______ in Parliament.
a)
Independence
b)
Parliament
c)
Representation
d)
Colonists
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