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Review - VS.6,7,8

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Who earned the title Father of Our Country?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
3.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Mason
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
4.
Which document states that all Virginians have the right to freedom of religion and freedom of the press?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
d)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
5.
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
6.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Mason
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
7.
Who provided strong leadership for the young country and was a model of leadership for future presidents?
a)
George Mason
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
8.
Which document states that all Virginians should be free to worship as the please?
a)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
9.
Who earned the title Father of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
10.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
11.
Which document states that all Virginians should have basic human rights?
a)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
12.
Which document expressed reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
c)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
13.
Who was able to help the delegates compromise and reach agreement during the difficult process of writing the U.S. Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
George Mason
d)
Thomas Jefferson
14.
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
15.
What do we call the United States plan for government?
a)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
d)
Declaration of Independence
16.
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
17.
He was our Fourth President and wrote most the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
a)
James Madison
b)
John Marshall
c)
George Washington
d)
John Adams
18.
Who was the Commander and Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
19.
Which founding father wrote most of The Constitution and its amendments, known as the Bill of Rights?
a)
James Madison
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Abraham Lincoln
20.
What are unalienable rights?
a)
Rights that cannot be taken away by the government 
b)
Rights that can be taken away by a judge 
c)
Rights that can be taken away by the government 
d)
Rights that you receive when you turn 21. 
21.
In what order were these documents written?
a)
1. The Constitution of the United States
2. Declaration of Independence
3. Virginia Company of London Charter
b)
1. Virginia Company of London Charter
2. Constitution of the United States of American
3. Declaration of Independence
c)
1. Virginia Company of London Charter
2. Declaration of Independence
3. Constitution of the United States
d)
1. Declaration of Independence
2. Virginia Company of London Charters
3. Constitution of the United States
22.
What person would fit at the top of the chart?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Smith
23.
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
24.
After the Revolutionary War, many settlers left their homes and moved to find new opportunities.  In which direction did most travel?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
25.
Where did most Virginians settle after traveling through the Cumberland Gap?
a)
Kentucky and Tennessee
b)
North Carolina and Tennessee
c)
Maryland and Kentucky
d)
West Virginia and Kentucky
26.
Since tobacco farming is hard on the soil, many Virginians farmers....
a)
to Great Britain
b)
moved westward
c)
moved to West Virginia
d)
stopped farming
27.
When settlers moved westward, what 2 geographical features did they cross?
a)
Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
b)
Coastal Plains and Piedmont
c)
Cumberland Gap and Appalachian Mountains
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains and Appalachian Plateau
28.
Mrs. Hugenberg's class goes to school in the Piedmont region. The families in her class have decided to move and settle elsewhere for better opportunities.  The families will have to travel through the Cumberland Gap.  Which way will they travel?
a)
west
b)
north
c)
south
d)
east
29.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)
trading
c)
industrialized
30.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
slave labor
b)
water power
c)
factories
31.
 _____ states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be "free states"
a)
Western
b)
Southern
c)
Northern
32.
________ campaigned or worked to get the United States government to end slavery.
a)
Politicians
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Crusaders
33.
_____ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia in 1831.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Nat Turner
c)
John Brown
34.
 Southern states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be ______.
a)
free states
b)
slave states
c)
United States
35.
_____ established a secret route that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Freedom Trail
c)
Turner Route
36.
John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at _____, Virginia in 1859.
a)
Williamsburg
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Richmond
37.
John Brown wanted to arm the ____ and start a war. He was stopped when he was captured by United States Marine troops.
a)
farmers
b)
slaves
c)
factory workers
38.
After ______ became President of the United States in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the Union.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
James Monroe
c)
John Adams
39.
Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.
a)
United States of the South
b)
United States of the Confederacy
c)
Confederate States of America
40.
The capital of the Confederacy was ____.
a)
Washington
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
41.
Conflicts grew between the _____ counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and _____ counties that favored the abolition of slavery.
a)
northern, western
b)
eastern, western
c)
northern, southern
42.
Virginians were divided about secession from the Union which led to the formation of ____.
a)
Tennessee
b)
West Virginia
c)
Kentucky
43.

Who was President of the United States of America during the Civil War?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

44.
The Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated Union troops in a battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1862 was General ________.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
45.
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which ______ all slaves living in those parts of the South that were fighting against the Union.
a)
welcomed
b)
freed
c)
identified
46.
________ accepted command of the Confederate Army.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
47.
President Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports. An important sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the ____ (Union) and the _____ (Confederate) took place in waters near Hampton and Norfolk.
a)
Monitor, Manassas
b)
Monitor, Merrimack
c)
Saratoga, Merrimack
48.
The Civil War ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 at _______.
a)
The White House
b)
The Capitol building in Richmond
c)
Appomattox Court House
49.
The two ironclads battled for more than three hours, the battle was fought to a ______.
a)
sinking
b)
draw
c)
victory
50.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
The North (Union)
b)
the "freed slaves"
c)
The South (Confederacy)
51.
When did the Civil War end?
a)
April, 1864
b)
April, 1863
c)
April, 1865
52.
When Virginia seceded, she ___.
a)
stayed with the United States
b)
chose to remain neutral
c)
joined the Union
d)
withdrew from the Union
53.
Some southern states seceded from the Union after ____.
 
a)
Jefferson Davis became President of the United States.
b)
Robert E. Lee became President of the United States.
c)
Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States.
d)
Ulysses S. Grant became President of the United States.
54.
Near the end of the Civil War, the capital of the Confederacy fell to ____.
a)
Confederate General Robert E. Lee
b)
Union General Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Union President Abraham Lincoln
d)
Confederate President Jefferson Davis
55.
People who campaigned to end slavery were called ____.
a)
conformists
b)
rebels
c)
abolitionists
d)
yankees
56.
The Confederate army were seriously short of supplies during the Civil War because ___.
a)
European countries would not send supplies
b)
the Confederate army could not pay for the supplies
c)
they were unable to get supplies from West Virginia factories
d)
the Union navy placed a blockade around southern ports
57.
How did "slaves states" view slavery?
a)
Each family could have only 100 slaves
b)
It was illegal to own slaves.
c)
Only the wealthy people could own slaves.
d)
It was legal to own slaves.
58.
Which of the following best completes the timeline?
a)
Surrender by Grant at Appomattox
b)
Seige of Petersburg won by Lee
c)
Richmond held by the Confederates
d)
Surrender by Lee at Appomattox
59.
The economy in the southern part of the United States was dependent on ___.
a)
agriculture
b)
donations
c)
commercials
d)
industries
60.
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
George McClellan
d)
Robert E. Lee
61.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
George McClellan
62.
Who commanded the army of Northern Virginia?
a)
George McClellan
b)
Ambrose Burnside
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
63.
Nursing, gathering/distributing supplies, running farms, combat, spying, working in factories...
a)
6 things that women did during the Civil War
b)
6 things that women refused to do during the Civil War
c)
6 things that slaves in the South were doing during the Civil War
d)
6 things that animal mascots were doing during the Civil War
64.

Time period following the Civil War with laws designed to

rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union?

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Civil War Post Era

d)

20th Century

65.

After the Civil War, what government agency provided food, schools, and medical care for freed African

Americans, and others in the South?

a)

Freedman's Bureau

b)

Sharecropping

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Reconstruction

66.

What is the system where African Americans rented land from white plantation owners and later payed with a portion of their crops?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Agriculture

67.

How was Virginia's economy after the Civil War?

a)

Super

b)

Ruined

68.

What happened to Confederate money after the Civil War?

a)

Confederate money was traded in

b)

People were forced to use debt cards

c)

Banks gave out loans

d)

Money had no value

69.

What closed as a result of the Civil War?

a)

Railroads

b)

Grocery Stores

c)

Banks

d)

Courts

70.

What is the separation of people based on race or religion?

a)

Discrimination

b)

Segregation

71.

Which group of people gained power after the Civil War?

a)

Politicians

b)

White men

c)

Native Americans

d)

African Americans

72.

Who could vote during Reconstruction?

a)

Men

b)

White men

c)

Everyone

d)

African Americans

73.

What laws were passed during Reconstruction that reinforced prejudice?

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

d)

Reconstruction

74.

What type of transportation simulated the economy?

a)

Airplanes

b)

Cars

c)

Railroads

d)

Submarines

75.

What was discovered in Tazewell County, VA

a)

Coal

b)

Gold

c)

Free Labor

d)

Agriculture

76.

African Americans and Whites attended the same school during Reconstruction.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Poll Tax and Literacy tests helped prevent African Americans from voting.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

"Jim Crow" Laws helped African Americans hold political office.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Which of the following was not an important industry during Reconstruction?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Dining

c)

Transportation

d)

Coal Mining

80.

Where are goods and products made?

a)

Coal mines

b)

Factories

c)

Farms

d)

Richmond

81.

In order to grow cities, more and better _______ were needed.

a)

Trains

b)

Politicians

c)

Coal Mines

d)

Roads

82.

After the Civil War, which industry led to increased economic growth in southwestern Virginia?

a)

Mining

b)

Agriculture

c)

Industrial

d)

Technology

83.

Which number on this map represents the location of the battle that took place between the Monitor and the Merrimack?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

84.

What was the main goal of the stockholders who financed Jamestown?

a)

Making Money

b)

Growing Cotton

c)

Building Ships

d)

Making Friends

85.

In Virginia history, Powhatan is important because he —

a)

offered help to the Spanish soldiers

b)

began trading with the British Parliament

c)

provided leadership to the American Indians

d)

taught the settlers the Siouan language

86.

Which number best shows James Madison’s role in history?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

87.

The first settlers founded Jamestown on-

a)

an island

b)

an isthmus

c)

a penninsula

d)

a strait

88.

What body of water separates the mainland from the Eastern Shore?

a)

Rappahanock River

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

James River

d)

Atlantic Ocean

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