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WorksheetsSocial Studies DBA Review (Quarter 1)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
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.
The ______ Ocean is located east of Virginia
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Chesapeake
6.
West Virginia borders Virginia to the __________.
a)
West
b)
East
c)
North
d)
South
7.
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
8.
Lake Drummond is located is surrounded by the __________.
a)
Dismal Swamp
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Rappahannock River
d)
Fall Line
9.
The city of Fredericksburg is located on the ______ river.
a)
Potomac
b)
James
c)
Rappahannock
d)
York
10.
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
11.
Which of the following crops were essential to Native American agriculture?
a)
Beans, Cotton, Squash
b)
Corn, Indigo, Pumpkins
c)
Beans, Squash, Corn
d)
Rice, Corn, Squash
12.
Where did American Indians live prior to the arrival of the European settlers?
a)
Throughout Virginia
b)
Coastal Plain/Tidewater
c)
Inland
d)
Valley and Ridge
13.
Which American Indian language group lived in the Piedmont?
a)
Monacan
b)
Cherokee
c)
Powhatan
14.
Which American Indian group lived in the Tidewater region?
a)
Powhatan
b)
Cherokee
c)
Monacan
15.
Which American Indian group lived in the Appalachian Plateau?
a)
Monacan
b)
Cherokee
c)
Powhatan
16.
Which is an example of an artifact?
a)
tools
b)
pottery
c)
arrowheads
d)
All of these are artifacts
17.
Which of these seasons did the Native Americans harvest their crops?
a)
Fall
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Winter
18.
This person was chief of many tribes and provided leadership to his people and taught the settlers survival skills.
a)
Pocahantas
b)
Powhatan
c)
John Smith
d)
Governor of Virginia
19.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
20.
The site they chose was marshy and lacked safe drinking water, the settlers lacked skills, and many settlers died of disease and starvation. These were:
a)
Problems faced by settlers in the midwest
b)
Hardships faced by the settlers at Jamestown
c)
Hardships placed on the Indians by the settlers
d)
Problems the settlers thought they might have
21.
Why were Africans brought to Jamestown in 1619?
a)
To work on Sugar Plantations
b)
To seek Religious freedom
c)
To work on tobacco plantations
d)
To fight against American Indians
22.
What were some of the reasons England wanted to start colonies in North America?
a)
to gain wealth
b)
to stop slavery
c)
to gain indentured servants
d)
to gain independence
23.
How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?
a)
He worked alongside settlers.
b)
He raised enough money to send to the Virginia Company.
c)
He made sure all colonists worked for their food, shelter and safety.
d)
He made sure the colony's governors followed the law.
24.
What led to war between the natives and Jamestown settlers?
a)
Tensions increased as colonists pushed the Powhatan from their land.
b)
Indians and settlers did not agree on trade routes.
c)
Indians and colonists were able to work alongside each other.
d)
Powhatan punished all colonists by blocking trade routes.
25.
Which of the following is not a reason that the settlers chose the site for the Jamestown settlement?
a)
It had swamps
b)
Fresh supply of water
c)
Deep harbor to dock ships
d)
Easy to defend against attack
26.
Why did Jamestown need tobacco to survive?
a)
Because the American Indians would not help them.
b)
Because they never found any real gold
c)
Because they were addicted to smoking.
d)
Because people in England would not buy anything else.
27.
What rule did John Smith make that saved the settlement?
a)
If you do not work, you do not eat.
b)
Treat others as you want to be treated.
c)
If you find gold, you get to keep it.
d)
You cannot have a raccoon as a pet.
28.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
29.
What is one thing the Powhatan Indians traded to the settlers?
a)
Food
b)
money
c)
guns
d)
armor
30.
In what years did Africans and Women arrive in Jamestown?
a)
1607-1608
b)
1612-1613
c)
1617-1618
d)
1619-1620
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