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VA Studies SOL Review 2021

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Coal deposits were discovered in...

a)

Louisa

b)

Tazewell

c)

Richmond

d)

Jamestown

2.

Which laws established segregation by race in all public places?

a)

Black Codes

b)

Discrimination Rules

c)

Jim Crow

3.

What helped to facilitate the growth of small towns into cities?

a)

railroads

b)

streetcars

c)

tractors

d)

cars

4.

________ is the unfair difference in the way people are treated.

a)

discrimination

b)

prejudice

c)

segregation

d)

separation

5.

Who led Virginia's Massive Resistance Movement against the integration of public schools?

a)

Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

b)

Maggie L. Walker

c)

Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.

d)

L. Douglas Wilder

6.
An increase in the number of federal jobs helped ________ to grow after WWII.
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Northern VA
d)
Hampton Roads
7.

People who worked hard to end slavery.

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Suffrage

c)

Abolitionists

d)

Seneca Falls

8.

How were Virginian's affected by the Great Depression?

a)

They lost their jobs, homes and businesses

b)

They put money in the bank

c)

They separated from their families

d)

They moved away

9.

Who was a woman from Virginia who supported equal rights for women?

a)

Harry F. Byrd

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Maggie L. Walker

10.
Which of the following is a reason why England wanted to start an American colony?
a)
England hoped to find silver and gold in America. 
b)
Gave the right to establish a settlement in North America 
c)
The location could be easily defended from attack by sea (by the Spanish).
d)
The forced work program and strong leadership of Captain John Smith 
11.
Which of the following is a reason why the settlers chose the site at Jamestown?
a)
Instructions from England told the settlers to go inland and find a suitable place for their colony. 
b)
England wanted to establish an American colony to increase its wealth and power to compete with other European nations. 
c)
Defined the physical boundaries of the colony 
d)
The settlers lacked some skills necessary to provide for themselves. 
12.
What is something the charters did?
a)
Gave the right to establish a settlement in North America 
b)
The development of new settlements that spread away from the unhealthy environment of Jamestown 
c)
Many settlers died of starvation and disease. 
d)
They believed the site had a good supply of fresh water. 
13.

Who granted the charters for Jamestown?

a)

Chief Powhatan

b)

John Smith

c)

The King of England

d)

Stockholders

14.
What do you call a crop grown specifically to sell for money?
a)
Profit crop
b)
Sale crop
c)
Cash crop
d)
Barter Charter
15.
Which of the following lists include examples of cultural landscapes?
a)
Homes, Schools, Places of Worship
b)
Barns, Trees, Garages
c)
Homes, Barns, Places of Worship
d)
Barns, Grocery stores, Bus stations
16.
Which place name represents English influence?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Werewocomoco
17.
Which place name represents Native American influence?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Richmond
c)
Jamestown
d)
Williamsburg
18.
In which regions did the English and Africans settle primarily?
a)
Coastal Plain & Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains & Valley and Ridge
c)
Appalachian Plateau & Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains & Piedmont
19.
What do you call money owed to somebody else?
a)
Barter
b)
Debt
c)
Money
d)
Tobacco
20.
What did colonial meals consist MOSTLY of?
a)
Local produce and meat
b)
Penguin
c)
Cactus
d)
Coconuts and banannas
21.
What was often used as a form of currency in colonial Virginia?
a)
Corn
b)
Animal skins
c)
Tobacco
d)
Credit cards
22.
What is it called when you trade one item you own with another item owned by someone else (WITHOUT the use of money)
a)
Currency
b)
Barter
c)
Savings
d)
Debt
23.
What natural resources did the colonists use to make clothing?
a)
bark, cornhusks, tobacco leaves
b)
seal skin, seaweed, feathers
c)
cotton, wool, leather
d)
silk, buffalo hide, papyrus
24.
Name the states that border Virginia.
a)
Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina
b)
South Carolina, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee
c)
Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee
d)
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina
25.
In what year was Jamestown founded?
a)
1610
b)
1607
c)
1619
d)
1620
26.
What was the first elected legislative body of government in English America?
a)
Governor's Council
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
General Assembly
d)
Governor
27.
Who served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
General Cornwallis
d)
Thomas Jefferson
28.
Who rode on horseback to Charlottesville to war Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming?
a)
James Lafayette
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Jack Jouett
29.
Parliament believed they had the right to ______ the colonies.
a)
Pay
b)
Free
c)
Dictate
d)
Tax
30.
When did the colonists declare their independence from Great Britain?
a)
1492
b)
1519
c)
1776
d)
1787
31.
In which war did American gain independence from England?
a)
Civil War
b)
French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
War of the Roses
32.

What was the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

The American army surrendered, bringing an end to the American Revolution

b)

The British army surrendered, bringing an end to the American Revolution

c)

The American victory caused the British colonial governor to flee Norfolk

d)

The British victory caused the American colonial governor to flee Norfolk

33.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
34.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Mason
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
35.

When traveling west, which did the settlers first cross?

a)

the Great Plains

b)

the Appalachian Mountains

c)

the Rocky Mountains

36.
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
37.

What is the name of the break in the mountain chain through which settlers traveled westward?

a)

Mason Dixon

b)

Appalachian Valley

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Cumberland Gap

38.
Which region would you find coal mining?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Appalachian Plateau
39.
Which product is found in the Valley and Ridge AND Blue Ridge Mountain regions?
a)
technology
b)
coal
c)
apples
d)
beef
40.
Which region would you find military bases?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Blue Ridge Mountain
d)
Valley and Ridge
41.
Which region would you find tourism?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Piedmont
42.
Seafood and peanuts are featured products from which Virginia region?
a)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region
b)
Piedmont Region
c)
Appalachian Plateau Region
d)
Valley and Ridge Region
43.
_____ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia in 1831
a)
Nat Turner
b)
HariettTubman
c)
John Brown
44.
__used a secret route, called the Underground Railroad, that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada
a)
John Brown
b)
Hariett Tubman
c)
Nat Turner
45.
John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at _____, West Virginia in 1859.
a)
Howardville
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Hop a Ferry
46.
The first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) was the first major battle of the Civil War. _______ played a major role in this battle.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Brown
c)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
47.
When did the Civil War end?
a)
April, 1864
b)
April, 1863
c)
April, 1865
48.

Where did the Civil War end?

a)

Appomattox Court House

b)

Yorktown

c)

Richmond

d)

Fredericksburg

49.
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
50.
Which branch makes sure that VA state laws are carried out?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Congress
51.
Which branch makes sure that laws do not go against the constitution?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Congress
52.
Which branch makes Virginia state laws?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Parliament
53.
The General Assembly is part of what branch? 
a)
Legislature 
b)
Executive Branch 
c)
Judical Branch 
d)
All of the above 
54.
What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and Europe?
a)
James River
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Chesapeake Bay
d)
Potomac River
55.
Which region name is known as land at the foot of the mountains?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
56.
--- is a shallow, natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp, located in the Coastal Plain.
a)
Lake Draining
b)
Lake Drummond
c)
Lake Washington
57.
Which river flows through Fredericksburg?
a)
Potomac River
b)
James River
c)
Rappahannock River
d)
York River
58.

Which major city is located on the York River?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Richmond

c)

Yorktown

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