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WorksheetsGigantic Virginia History Review
Total questions: 79
Worksheet time: 41mins
Which number shows Virginia on a map?
1
2
3
4
5
Which bordering state is number 6?
West Virginia
Tennessee
Maryland
North Carolina
Which bordering state is number 3?
Maryland
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
How many regions does Virginia have?
3
6
5
9
Region 3 -
Coastal Plains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
Region 1-
Coastal Plains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
Region 5-
Coastal Plains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
What is circled on the map?
Chesapeake Bay
Appalachian Plateau
Atlantic Ocean
Eastern Shore
Which region has rolling hills and the name means "land at the foot of the mountains"?
Coastal Plains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Which region is an area of elevated land that is flat on top and only a small part is located in Southwest Virginia
Coastal Plains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Which two regions are part of the Appalachian Mountain system?
Coastal Plains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Which region has old, rounded mountains and the source of many rivers?
Coastal Plains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
The _____________ is a natural border between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont Region
Atlantic Ocean
Fall Line
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Check all of the following that are true about the Chesapeake Bay
Provided a safe harbor
Located between mainland Virginia and the Eastern Shore
Shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp
Was a source of food and transportation
A peninsula
Which correctly shows the order of rivers from North to South?
Potomac, James, Rappahannock, York
James, York, Rappahannock, Potomac
York, Rappahannock, Potomac, James
Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James
Fredericksburg is located on the _____________ River
Potomac
York
James
Rappahannock
Alexandria is located on the __________ River
Potomac
York
Rappahannock
James
_____________ called the people he found "Indians" because he thought he was in the Indies (near China)
Thomas Jefferson
Christopher Columbus
Chief Powhatan
George Washington
Select the correct language group and tribe for region #2
Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
Siouan language spoken by the Monacan
Algonquian language spoken by the Powhatans
Select the correct language group and tribe for region #1
Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
Siouan language spoken by the Monacan
Algonquian language spoken by the Powhatans
In the winter, American Indians ______________
hunted, fished, and picked berries
harvested crops and hunted for foods to preserve for the winter
hunted birds and other animals and lived on foods stored the previous fall
grew crops
Select all of the correct statements about Werowocomoco
First permanent English settlement in North America
A large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before English settlers came
Headquarters of the leader Powhatan in 1607
Located on the York River
Located on the James River
True or False - Virginia Indians today are able to vote, hold office, and work in communities
True
False
True or False:
The powwow is a way of teaching American Indians about English culture
True
False
Jamestown was primarily an ________________________
adventure
economic venture
Indian settlement
expensive idea
England hoped to find ________ and ______ in America (select both answers)
food
silver
houses
gold
What year was Jamestown founded?
1670
1907
1607
1620
Who financed (paid for) the settlement of Jamestown
The Virginia Company of London
King James I
The Jamestown Company of Virginia
Chief Powhatan
Natural resources sent to England from Jamestown include:
timber
gold
silver
iron
rocks
Which of the following answers is NOT a hardship faced by the settlers
The arrival of two supply ships
Many settlers died of starvation and disease
The settlers lacked some skills necessary to provide for themselves
The site they chose to live on was marshy and lacked safe drinking water
Who served as a contact between the native peoples and the English?
John Smith
Chief Powhatan
King James I
Pocahontas
Powhatan taught the settlers to grow which two crops:
corn
tobacco
beans
cotton
The natives people traded ______________ with the English
gold and silver
weapons
food
tools and pots
The English traded _________________ to the Native People (select all of the correct answers)
Gold
Tools
Food
Pots
Copper for Jewelry
Which TWO things happened in 1619
Additional women arrived
The Governor called a meeting of the General Assembly
The burgesses became a separate legislative body called the House of Burgesses
Africans arrived in Jamestown against their will
The arrival of additional women in 1620 made it possible for: (select all of the correct answers)
establish Jamestown as a permanent colony in Virginia
expand the tobacco economy
Virginians to control their own government
settlers to establish families
Which two groups settled primarily in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont region?
Germans
English and other Europeans
Africans
Scots-Irish
Prior to the arrival of the settlers, American Indians lived throughout Virginia. After the settlers arrived, most were_____________
forced inland
forced towards the ocean
living with settlers
still living throughout Virginia
Which term does the picture show?
debt
savings
barter
credit
True or False?
Most white Virginians owned large farms (plantations)
True
False
True or False?
A tobacco farmer could use his tobacco to pay for goods and services
True
False
_____________ wrote The Declaration of Independence
Patrick Henry
George Mason
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
____________ inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying, "...give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington
Virginia _________ served in the Continental Army and fought for independence
British
Patriots
Women
Loyalists
Who was an enslaved African American, served as a spy in the Continental Army , and successfully requested his freedom after the war?
Thomas Jefferson
The Marquis de Lafayette
George Washington
James Lafayette
True or False - the American victory at Yorktown was the official END to the Revolutionary War
True
False
The Revolutionary War officially ended with __________________
the victory at Yorktown
the writing of the Declaration of Independence
the Treaty of Paris
the Treaty of Virginia
Which events from the Revolutionary War are in the correct order?
Treaty of Paris ---> Declaration of Independence ---> Victory at Yorktown
Declaration of Independence ---> Victory at Yorktown ---> Treaty of Paris
Victory at Yorktown ---> Declaration of Independence ---> Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence ---> Treaty of Paris ---> Victory at Yorktown
The correct order of Virginia's capitals are:
Richmond, Jamestown, Williamsburg
Jamestown, Richmond, Williamsburg
Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond
Williamsburg, Richmond, Jamestown
Which of the following does NOT describe George Washington?
Elected as the first president of the United States of America
Called "Father of the Constitution"
Provided a model of leadership for future presidents
Called the "Father of Our Country"
This person believed in the importance of having a United States Constitution, kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention, and earned the title "Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
George Mason
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Which document states that all Virginians have many rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press?
Who wrote this document?
SELECT BOTH ANSWERS
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Thomas Jefferson
George Mason
Which document states that all people should be free to worship as they please?
Who wrote this document?
SELECT BOTH ANSWERS
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Thomas Jefferson
George Mason
This machine led to the opening of new lands in the south and attracted settlers from Virginia
tractor
mechanical reaper
cotton gin
typewriter
Large numbers of Virginians moved ___________ and _________ to find better farmland and new opportunities
Select all of the correct answers
North
South
East
West
The picture above shows an example of the economy in which area?
North
South
The picture above shows an example of the economy in which area?
North
South
What was created due to disagreements between Virginia's eastern counties that relied on slavery and western counties that did not favor slavery
West Virginia
North Virginia
the Cumberland Gap
Tennessee
Who led a revolt against slavery in Virginia?
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Nat Turner
Who supported a secret route that enslaved African Americans used called the "Underground Railroad"
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Nat Turner
Which of the events of the Civil War are in the correct order?
Southern States secede from Union ---> Battle of Bull Run ---> Richmond falls to Ulysses S. Grant ---> General Lee surrenders his army at Appomattox Court House
Battle of Bull Run ---> Richmond falls to Ulysses S. Grant ---> Southern States secede from Union ---> General Lee surrenders his army at Appomattox Court House
Southern States secede from Union ---> General Lee surrenders his army at Appomattox Court House ---> Battle of Bull Run ---> Richmond falls to Ulysses S. Grant
Which was NOT a problem faced by Virginians during Reconstruction?
Money had no value
Hundreds of thousands of freed African Americans needed housing, clothing, education, food and jobs
Businesses needed to be rebuilt
Banks had more money than they needed
Select all of the examples of "Jim Crow" laws, which legally established segregation and reinforced prejudices held by whites
Poll Taxes
Sharecropping
Forced use of separate, poor-quality facilities such as water fountains and restrooms
Voting Tests
The Freedmen's Bureau
_____________ was the key to the expansion of businesses, agriculture, industry, and facilitated the growth of small towns into cities
Coal Deposits
Railroads
Tobacco
Horse and buggies
What was discovered in the Appalachian Plateau region that helped Tazewell County grow?
Railroads
Tobacco Farming
Coal Deposits
Salt Mines
Which picture represents why Northern Virginia and the Coastal Plain region has grown in the late 20th Century?
The United States Constitution was amended in 1920 to give _____________ the right to vote
men
children
African Americans
women
This was a period of harsh economic conditions worldwide during the 1930's when many Virginians lost their jobs, farms, homes, and businesses
Reconstruction
The Great Losses
The Great Depression
Suffrage
Barbara Johns led a student strike against ______________
Massive Resistance
segregation
integration
equal rights
Harry F. Byrd led the _____________________ Movement against the desegregation of public schools. Some schools were closed to avoid integration.
Civil Rights
Segregation
Massive Resistance
Massive Education
First African American winner of a major men's tennis singles championship. He was an author and eloquent spokesperson for social change
Arthur R. Ashe Jr.
A. Linwood Holton Jr.
Maggie L. Walker
L. Douglas Wilder
A lawyer and civil rights leader. Played a key role in the Brown v. Board of Education decision and worked for equal rights of African Americans
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
Arthur R. Ashe Jr.
Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
Governor of Virginia - first African American to be elected a state governor in the United States
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr
A Linwood Holton, Jr.
Maggie L. Walker
L. Douglas Wilder
How many branches of government is Virginia's state government made up of?
1
2
3
4
This branch makes state laws
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
This branch is the state's court system
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
The governor is the head of this branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Which picture shows the industry of tourism?
This industry is important in the Coastal Plain Region
agriculture
shipbuilding
outdoor recreation
poultry
