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Worksheets2nd Nine Weeks CSA Review
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins
Why did Lord Cornwallis choose Yorktown as a place to build a fort?
It was close to the water so supplies could be received easily, and his men could move on land quickly.
It was the most powerful spot in the colonies for the British to set up a fort.
General George Washington and the American Army could never find the British Army there. It was a great hiding place.
The British Army could swim away into the water of Chesapeake Bay if attacked.
What did Lord Cornwallis and the British Army not realize while settling at Yorktown?
George Washington and the French allies were planning to trap the British at Yorktown.
The American Army had no plans to attack Yorktown.
The British Army would soon run out of food and would have to leave.
The French had decided not to help the Americans in the war.
Thomas Jefferson is responsible for writing which document that gives all Virginians religious freedom
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Virginia Declaration of Rigths
Bill of Rights
pets for the village
ride on for long distances
fur for warm clothing
antlers to decorate with
The foods eaten by the native peoples
changed with the seasons. In winter, they —
hunted, fished, and picked berries
grew crops such as corn, beans, squash
harvested crops and hunted foods to preserve
hunted birds and animals and lived off previously stored foods
How did Virginia's American Indians
interact with their environment to meet
their food needs in the spring?
harvested crops
fished and picked berries
grew crops
lived on stored food
Which part of Virginia Indians' lives did NOT depend on the changing seasons?
food
shelter
language
clothing
Which statement is NOT true?
A Native peoples of the past farmed, hunted, and fished.
Native peoples used animal skins for clothing in the winter.
Native peoples made homes using natural resources.
Native peoples relied heavily on the English settlers for help
What happened when Virginia disagreed with the north?
They sent troops to New York.
They decided to end slavery.
They wrote a new constitution.
They voted to leave the union.
Which city is nearest to where the battle of the ironclads took place?
Manassas
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Norfolk
Which number on the map represents the location of the battle that took place between the Monitor and the Merrimack?
1
2
3
4
Which group of people maintained farms and plantations and provided labor for the military during the Civil War?
European immigrants
Smerican Indieans
Southern abolitionists
Enslaved African Americans
Which group of Virginians did not support the Union army or the Confederacy during the Civil War?
American Indians
Enslaved African Americans
Whites
Freed African Americans
Which two generals would have been present during the surrender at Appomattox?
George Washington and General Grant
General Lee and General Jackson
General Lee and General Grant
General Jackson and General Grant
Where did the Civil War end?
Williamsburg, Virginia
Yorktown, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Jamestown, Virginia
Where did the first Battle of Bull Run take place?
Appomattox
Yorktown
Manassas
Richmond
Who led a revolt against slave owners?
John Brown
Harriett Tubman
Nat Turner
Jefferson Davis
Who led a raid on the armory at Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
Harriett Tubman
Nat Turner
Jefferson Davis
Who helped slaves escape on The Underground Railroad?
Abraham Lincoln
Harriett Tubman
John Brown
Nat Turner
Which state was created due to disagreements between the eastern and western counties of Virginia?
West Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Ohio
Which confederate general played a major role in the Battle of Bull Run?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
George Washington
In which years did the Civil War take place?
1861-1865
1776-1780
1961-1965
1976-1980
Which general lead the Union army at the end of the war?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Which general lead the Confederate army at the end of the war?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Who set Richmond on fire to keep the other army from getting war supplies?
The Confederates
The Union
