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Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Declaration of Independence states that authority to govern belongs to

a)

British colonists

b)

the King

c)

the people

d)

representatives

2.

The colonists had no representation in

a)

The king's court

b)

local assemblies

c)

parliament

d)

the General Assembly

3.

Parliament believed it had a right to _____ the colonies.

a)

tax

b)

charge

c)

fine

d)

rule

4.

Colonists who supported the American Revolution, either on or off the battlefield, were known as _____.

a)

patriots

b)

loyalists

c)

militia

d)

abolitionists

5.

Which statement would most likely have been spoken by a loyalist?

a)

"I will pay taxes to the King of England."

b)

"I am an American, not a British citizen."

c)

"I do not care who wins the war."

d)

"I will fight against taxation without representation."

6.

Colonists who did not take sides were known as

a)

loyalists

b)

militia

c)

patriots

d)

neutral

7.

Which group surrendered and brought an end to the Revolutionary War?

a)

English

b)

Powhatan

c)

French

d)

American

8.

The American victory at ______ brought an end to the Revolutionary War?

a)

Alexandria

b)

Fredericksburg

c)

Yorktown

d)

Richmond

9.

What role did the women play during the Revolutionary War?

a)

All women traveled with their husbands who were soldiers.

b)

Most women became soldiers.

c)

Women contributed to do only the jobs they did before the war began.

d)

They took on more responsibilities, like nursing and sewing uniforms for soldiers.

10.

On what side did Native Americans fight during the Revolutionary War?

a)

French

b)

American

c)

English

d)

Some fought with the British, some fought with the Patriots

11.

Why did the colonists believe that Parliament did not have the right to tax them?

a)

They did not believe in any taxes.

b)

They had no representation in Parliament.

c)

They already paid taxes to France.

d)

The royal governor excused them.

12.
What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
a)
The Battle of Great Bridge
b)
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
c)
The Battle of Yorktown
d)
The Battle of New Market
13.
Virginians who remained loyal to Britain were called __________?
a)
Delegates
b)
Commanders
c)
Patriots
d)
Loyalists
14.
What was the third location of Virginia's capital (hint: after Williamsburg)
a)
Williamsburg
b)
Richmond
c)
Washington DC
d)
Jamestown
15.

What was the first land battle of the American Revolution fought in Virginia?

a)

Battle of Great Bridge

b)

Battle of Albemarle

c)

Battle of the Virginia Company

d)

Battle of Yorktown

16.

Which famous Virginian rode on horseback through the night to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Jack Jouette

17.

What ended the American Revolution?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Battle of Yorktown 1781

d)

Boston Tea Party

18.
What is another name for British soldiers?
a)
Redcoats
b)
Patriots
c)
Minutemen
d)
Continental Soldiers
19.
What was the purpose of the Boston Tea Party?
a)
to punish merchants for selling imported tea.
b)
to see who could throw a barrel further.
c)
to frame the Native Americans.
d)
to protest taxes
20.
Declaration of Independence was created July 4th of what year?
a)
1607
b)
1773
c)
1781
d)
1776
21.

This document states how the government for our new nation would be set up and the rights of its citizens.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

d)

The Constitution

22.

This document stated that all men were created equal and the reasons we wanted to separate from England and be our own country.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

d)

The Constitution

23.

Name the two important Documents of Virginians that led to the creation of the Constitution.

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

d)

The Constitution

24.

Which crop depleted the soil so that people had to move south and west?

a)

tobacco

b)

cotton

c)

wheat

d)

corn

25.

As Virginians moved, they took with them their ideas, traditions, and these are called their...

a)

lives

b)

homes

c)

culture

d)

families

26.

The Wilderness Road, a trail, created a natural break in the mountain range. This was known as the ...

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Cumberland Gap

c)

Reaper

d)

Shenandoah Valley

27.

The Cumberland Gap created a pathway to get to this bordering state to the west of Virginia.

a)

Virginia

b)

Kentucky

c)

Tennessee

d)

Texas

28.
What is an amendment?
a)
rules followed by the president
b)
change or addition made to a document
c)
list of mistakes
d)
set of rules followed by government
29.
Which document explains why the colonists should break away from England?
a)
Declar. of Independence 
b)
Statute of Religious Freedom
c)
VA Decl. of Rights
d)
Charters to the VA Comp of London
30.
Who wrote the VA Declaration of Rights?
a)
King James
b)
George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
31.
Which document states all Virginians should be free to worship as they please?
a)
Declar. of Independence
b)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
c)
Virginia Decl. of Rights
d)
Charters to the VA Company of London
32.
Which document says Virginians should have ALL rights including freedom of religion and freedom of the press
a)
VA Decl. of Rights
b)
VA Statute of Religious Freedom
c)
Charters to the VA Comp of London
d)
Decl of Independence 
33.
Which document states that all Virginians should be free to worship as they please?
a)
VA Declaration of Rights
b)
VA Statute of Religious Freedom
c)
Charters to the VA Company of London
d)
Declaration of Independence 
34.
What was the popular migration route settlers took as traveling West?
a)
Appalachian Station
b)
Petersburg Station
c)
Richmond Lane
d)
Cumberland Gap
35.
What additional group of people made it more possible for Jamestown to become more permanent in 1620?
a)
Africans
b)
Women
c)
Politicians
d)
Children
36.
Which document allowed English settlers to have the same rights as the English?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
VA Statute of Religious Freedom
c)
VA Decl of Rights
d)
Charters to the VA Company of London
37.
Where did the British surrender at for the American Revolution?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Richmond
c)
Jamestown
d)
Yorktown
38.

The economy of the South was mainly ______________.

a)

Industrial

b)

Agricultural

c)

rural

d)

urban

39.

What did Northern states want new states created out of the western territory to be?

a)

New States

b)

Free States

c)

Slave States

d)

Old States

40.

What part of the country depended on slave labor?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

South

d)

North

41.

The economy of the North was mainly ______________.

a)

Industrial

b)

Agricultural

c)

Urban

d)

Rurual

42.

What did Southern states want new states created out of the western territory to be?

a)

Free States

b)

Slave States

c)

Old States

d)

New States

43.

Which state was formed when conflict grew between the eastern counties that relied on slave labor and the western counties that favored the abolition of slavery?

a)

Mayland

b)

Tennessee

c)

West Virginia

d)

Kentucky

44.

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

a)

First Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle at Fredericksburg

c)

Battle of Hampton Roads at See

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

45.

Which side of the country won the Battle at Fredericksburg?

a)

Canada

b)

Union

c)

Mexico

d)

Confederacy

46.

What was the name of the battle that had two iron-clad ships fight to a draw?

a)

First Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle at Fredericksburg

c)

Battle of Hampton Roads at sea

d)

Surrender at Appomattox

47.

What capital was captured by U.S. Grant and was burned by retreating confederate soldiers?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Williamsburg

c)

Bedfoard

d)

Richmond

48.

Where did the Civil War end?

a)

Appomattox Courthouse

b)

Williamsburg

c)

Richmond

d)

Petersburg

49.

All of the following are true EXCEPT

a)

Many American Indians did not take sides during the Civil War.

b)

Most white Virginians supported the Confederacy.

c)

The Confederacy DID NOT rely on enslaved African Americans.

d)

Many enslaved African Americans sought freedom by following the Union Army.

e)

Some free African Americans joined the Union Army and Union Navy.

50.

In 1861, most southern states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America.


What does seceded mean?

a)

to join together

b)

to split from

c)

to declare war

d)

to apologize

51.

Which of the following best describes an abolitionist?

a)

a person who likes slavery

b)

a person who is against slavery

c)

a person who owns a plantation with slaves

d)

a person who helps slaves on the Underground Railroad

52.

What was the capital city of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?

a)

Fredericksburg

b)

Manassas

c)

Washington, DC

d)

Richmond

53.

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Appamattox Courthouse

c)

Fredericksburg

d)

Hampton

54.

What were the names of the ironclad ships that fought off the coast of Virginia?

a)

Monitor and Confederate

b)

Monitor and Yankee

c)

Monitor and Merrimack

d)

Yankee and Confederate

55.

Robert E. Lee, the leader of the Confederate Army, surrendered to _________ at Appamattox Courthouse in 1865.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Thomas Jackson

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

56.
Who fought in the Civil War?
a)
West and Eastern Virginia
b)
North and Southern States
c)
America and England
d)
England and France
57.
Who won the battle of the ironclad ships, Monitor vs. Merrimack?
a)
it was a draw
b)
The Union
c)
The Confederacy
d)
The English
58.
When did the Civil War end?
a)
April, 1864
b)
April, 1863
c)
April, 1865
59.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
60.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
61.

What is the time period, after the Civil War, that laws were passed to help Virginia rebuild?

a)

restoration

b)

reconstruction

c)

revolution

62.

What did the newly freed slaves need after the Civil War was over?

a)

food

b)

clothing

c)

housing

d)

education

e)

all four of these

63.

After the Civil War, Virginia's economy was in trouble because ...

a)

England no longer wanted to buy cotton

b)

France no longer wanted to buy cotton

c)

the Union put all of the South's leaders in jail

d)

banks were closed and money had no value

64.

Starting over in Virginia was difficult in 1865 because ...

a)

electric lines and water pipes were cut and broken

b)

the soil was so damaged that nothing would grow

c)

the Union wouldn't let stores reopen

d)

plantations, railroads, and crops were destroyed

65.

The purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to ...

a)

provide food, schools, and medical care to the ex-slaves

b)

transport the freed African Americans back to Africa

c)

open factories and take over plantations

d)

free the slaves that did not know they were free

66.

Sharecropping allowed freedmen and poor white farmers pay rent to landowners by ...

a)

sharing the landowner's chores such as cleaning and cooking

b)

growing vegetables for the landowner's dinners

c)

giving half of their crops to the landowners

d)

giving the landowners all of their profits from their crop

67.

Segregation means ...

a)

to separate people based on their race or religion

b)

to separate people based on their bad choice of fashion

c)

an unfair difference in the treatment of people

d)

treat people fairly because all races are equal

68.

An example of segregation is ...

a)

everyone attends the same school together

b)

a store owner won't hire Native Americans

c)

black and white children have to attend different schools

d)

short people choose not to attend an event for tall people

69.

Discrimination means to ...

a)

separate people based on race or religion

b)

praise people based on good fashion choices

c)

treat people unfairly because of their differences

d)

everyone works together and is treated equally

70.

This picture is an example of ...

a)

Joe Bird Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Virginia Code

d)

Larry Bird Laws

71.

Jim Crow Laws made it legal to separate people by their color and race.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Which of these is not an effect of Jim Crow laws?

a)

African Americans had to pay poll taxes & take voting tests

b)

Colored people had to use separate & poor public facilities

c)

African Americans found it easy to get voted into office

d)

Black and white children went to separate schools

73.

What was the key to the expansion of businesses and the growth of cities in Virginia?

a)

steamboats

b)

canals

c)

airplanes

d)

railroads

74.

This was discovered in Tazewell County and was developed into an important industry in Virginia?

a)

copper

b)

silver

c)

coal

d)

gold

e)

limestone

75.

What is desegregation?

a)

treating people differently based on religion or race

b)

separating people based on religion or race

c)

abolishment of racial segregation

d)

massive resistance

76.

What was massive resistance?

a)

A movement in Virginia that increased everyone's rights

b)

A movement in Virginia that was opposed to segregation

c)

A movement in Virginia that wanted desegregation

d)

A movement in Virginia that was opposed to desegregation

77.

What was the significance of Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

"separate but equal" public schools were illegal

b)

"separate but equal" public schools were legal

c)

"separate but equal" public schools are not segregated

d)

the Board of Education was correct

78.

In what year was the landmark Supreme Court decision on Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

1854

b)

1904

c)

1954

d)

2004

79.

What is the definition of integration?

a)

When people of different races and religions are discriminated against

b)

When people of different races and religions attend different schools, churches, restaurants, etc)

c)

When people of different races and religions are together (ex: schools, churches, restaurants, etc)

d)

When people of different races and religions do not like each other

80.
Which area of Virginia grew due to an increase in federal jobs?
a)
southwest Virginia
b)
northern virginia
c)
southern virginia
d)
eastern virginia
81.
Which two areas experienced growth due to jobs in the federal government and technology?
a)
Coastal Plain and Piedmont
b)
Southwestern Virginia and Coastal Plain
c)
Coastal Plain and Northern Virginia
d)
Piedmont and Valley and Ridge
82.
Why did people move from rural to urban areas?
a)
wanted economic opportunities
b)
rural areas had too many people
c)
their family lived in urban areas
d)
VA had no more need for farming
83.
Virginians of the 20th century moved from _______ to ________ areas. 
a)
rural to urban areas
b)
urban to rural areas
c)
trees to cities
d)
cities to trees
84.
Virginia economy changed from -
a)
agricultural to industrial
b)
urban to rural
c)
industrial to agricultural
d)
coal to farming
85.
Following the Civil War, Virginians needed to build better ________ due to the growth of cities and industries.
a)
trains
b)
railroads
c)
cars
d)
roads
86.
What helped to facilitate the growth of small towns into cities?
a)
railroads
b)
cars
c)
boats
d)
streetcars
87.
After Reconstruction, many Virginians moved to urban (city) areas for better...
a)
agricultural opportunities
b)
economic opportunities
88.

In what year was the landmark Supreme Court decision on Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

1854

b)

1904

c)

1954

d)

2004

89.

Which branch does the court system belong to?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

d)

Representative

90.

The Governor is a part of which branch?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

d)

None

91.

What are the two parts of the Legislative branch?

a)

House of Representatives and Senate

b)

Senate and House of Delegates

c)

The governor and senate

d)

None of the above

92.

Which branch makes sure that the laws are carried out?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Representative

93.

This branch decides cases about people accused of breaking the law.

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Representative

d)

Executive

94.

This branch makes the laws.

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

95.

They decide whether laws agree with Virginia’s constitution.

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

96.
Which branch makes sure that laws do not go against the constitution?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Congress
97.
Who heads the executive branch?
a)
President
b)
Governor
c)
Supreme Court
d)
General Assembly
98.
How many branches make up Virginia's government?
a)
6
b)
3
c)
1
d)
4
99.
Which of the following is a role of the Executive Branch of Virginia Government?
a)
Make laws
b)
Appoint mayors
c)
Carries out laws
d)
Hears court cases
100.
Who decides cases about people accused of breaking the law?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
Executive branch
c)
Local branch
d)
Judicial branch
101.
The General Assembly is part of what branch? 
a)
Legislature 
b)
Executive Branch 
c)
Judical Branch 
d)
All of the above 

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