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CSA 2 Review VS.3-5

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

a)

King of England

b)

John Smith

c)

France

d)

Virginia Company of London

2.

What would best complete the list above?

a)

England needed a mild climate and distinct seasons for growing crops.

b)

England hoped to find silver and gold in America.

c)

England hoped to find fur and leather in America.

d)

England wanted to extend English rights to the settlers.

3.

Which of the following were natural resources from Jamestown?

a)

Iron and silver

b)

Silver and gold

c)

Gold and timber

d)

Timber and iron

4.

Why was it important for the Jamestown settlement to be near deep water?

a)

Natural resources were necessary for trade to continue with native peoples.

b)

Water barriers helped prevent American Indian attacks.

c)

Land near deep water was better for farming.

d)

Boats traveling with goods to and from Europe needed a deep water to dock.

5.

Jamestown was originally a narrow peninsula bordered on three sides by the --

a)

Potomac River

b)

Rappahannock River

c)

James River

d)

York River

6.

Which statement best completes this diagram?

a)

Today, Jamestown is located on a narrow peninsula.

b)

Today, Jamestown is bordered on three sides by the James River.

c)

Today, Jamestown is located on an island.

d)

Today, Jamestown is surrounded on three sides by the York River.

7.

One reason settlers chose the Jamestown site was that the location could be easily defended from a sea attack by the --

a)

Portuguese

b)

Spanish

c)

Africans

d)

French

8.

According to the map, which number indicates the location of Jamestown?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

Who was a burgess?

a)

A citizen representative in the Virginia colonial government.

b)

Another name for the royal governor of the colony.

c)

A stockholder of the Virginia Company of London.

d)

A nickname for an Englishman born in America.

10.

What was the first elected legislative body of government in English North America?

a)

General Assembly

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Governor's Council

d)

House of Representatives

11.

By the 1640s, the burgesses became a separate legislative body called the --

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

General Assembly

c)

Governor's Council

d)

Virginia Company of London

12.

The current Virginia General Assembly dates back to --

a)

1607

b)

1619

c)

1620

d)

1640

13.

In 1619, who could take part in Virginia's system of government?

a)

Stockholders from London

b)

All male and female settlers in the colony

c)

The Africans who arrived in Virginia

d)

Only certain, free adult men

14.

Which of the following events helped establish Jamestown as a permanent colony in Virginia?

a)

Caribbean plantations owners moved to Jamestown to grow tobacco.

b)

Additional women arrived from England to start families.

c)

Queen Elizabeth came for a royal visit to check on the General Assembly.

d)

The American Indians sent an ambassador to England to speak to the queen.

15.

Why did the Portuguese sail to the area that is present-day Angola?

a)

To find riches such as gold and silver

b)

To settle a colony

c)

To capture African men and women

d)

To plant tobacco and sugar

16.

When did Africans arrive against their will?

a)

1607

b)

1619

c)

1620

17.

When did additional women arrive to help establish the colony?

a)

1607

b)

1619

c)

1620

18.

When was Jamestown founded?

a)

1607

b)

1619

c)

1620

19.

The arrival of Africans allowed the colony to --

a)

expand the tobacco economy.

b)

wage war against the American Indians.

c)

increase its potato farming.

d)

stop producing tobacco.

20.

One change that took place in Jamestown to ensure survival was --

a)

a new emphasis on business.

b)

a drought at the time of settlement.

c)

a new emphasis on agriculture.

d)

the ability to drink the available water.

21.

What important plan did Captain John Smith create that helped Jamestown survive?

a)

Forced work program

b)

Colonial marriage plan

c)

Settler controlled government

d)

Bartering program

22.

Who is in the picture above?

a)

An Indian princess who helped build a positive relationship with the colonists.

b)

A famous American Indian interpreter who lived and worked with the colonists.

c)

A chief of many tribes who helped teach the colonists survival skills.

d)

An American Indian chief who often attacked the English colonists.

23.

Over time, how did the native people come to see the settlers?

a)

As invaders who would take over their land

b)

As friends who would help them harvest tobacco

c)

As fair traders who would barter goods

d)

As enemies who would steal their money

24.

Which two words best describe what Native Peoples traded?

a)

Fur

b)

Pots

c)

Copper

d)

Leather

25.

Which two words best describe what English Settlers in Virginia traded?

a)

Fur

b)

Pots

c)

Copper

d)

Leather

26.

Who served as a contact between the native peoples and the English?

a)

Chief Powhatan

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Both

27.

Who provided leadership and taught the settlers survival skills?

a)

Chief Powhatan

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Both

28.

Who contributed to the survival of the Jamestown settlers?

a)

Chief Powhatan

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Both

29.

The King of England granted charters to the Virginia Company of London. What were two reasons the Virginia charters were important?

a)

Gave the colonists permission to settle there.

b)

To extend English rights to the settlers.

c)

To give out ten-acre plots of farmland to each settler in the colony.

d)

To bring Africans to the colonies as slaves.

30.

The English settlers found life in Virginia to be harder than they had expected. Which three hardships were faced by the settlers?

a)

The chosen site was marshy and lacked safe drinking water.

b)

North American insects destroyed crops planted by the colonists.

c)

The American Indians showed the settlers how to plant corn and harvest tobacco.

d)

Many settlers died of starvation and disease

e)

The settlers lacked some skills that were necessary for their survival.

31.
What do you call a crop grown specifically to sell for money?
a)
Profit crop
b)
Sale crop
c)
Cash crop
d)
Barter Charter
32.
Which group of people provided the primary source of labor in Virginia's tobacco fields?
a)
American Indians
b)
Scots-Irish
c)
African Slaves
d)
Denture Savers
33.
What was the primary industry / economic activity in colonial Virginia?
a)
Gold mining
b)
Agriculture
c)
Baked Goods
d)
Computer's
34.
Who settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
Scots-Irish
b)
Germans
c)
English
d)
Native Americans
35.
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
36.
Which place name represents English influence?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Werewocomoco
37.
Which place name represents Native American influence?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Richmond
c)
Jamestown
d)
Williamsburg
38.
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
39.
Which was the FIRST capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Washington, DC
c)
London
d)
Jamestown
40.
Which was the SECOND capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
41.
Which was the THIRD capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Petersburg
42.
"Contaminated water, buildings destroyed by fire, and diseases."
What does this list describe?
a)
Reasons for settling at Jamestown
b)
Reasons for moving the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg
c)
Reasons for moving the capital form Williamsburg to Richmond
d)
Reasons the natives settled in Werewocomoco
43.
What do you call money owed to somebody else?
a)
Barter
b)
Debt
c)
Money
d)
Tobacco
44.
Where did most people get their clothes in colonial Virginia?
a)
Old Navy
b)
Target
c)
Made their own
d)
The Indians
45.
What did colonial meals consist MOSTLY of?
a)
Local produce and meat
b)
Penguin
c)
Cactus
d)
Coconuts and banannas
46.
How did MOST families live in Colonial Virginia?
a)
One room homes
b)
Houseboats
c)
Longhouses
d)
Teepees
47.
What is it called when you buy something now with the promise of paying for it later?
a)
Barter
b)
Credit
c)
Debit
d)
Banking
48.
What was often used as a form of currency in colonial Virginia?
a)
Corn
b)
Animal skins
c)
Tobacco
d)
Credit cards
49.
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
50.
As Virginia's population grew, in which direction did they move?
a)
West
b)
North
c)
South
d)
East
51.

To change or become adjusted to something new is to ~

a)

debt

b)

adapt

c)

culture

d)

barter

52.

Something that is owed to someone like a good or a service ~

a)

credit

b)

barter

c)

cash crop

d)

debt

53.

The customs, beliefs, and traditions of a person or a group of people is known as ~

a)

culture

b)

architecture

c)

agriculture

d)

migration

54.

A crop to be sold for money rather than personal use is a ~

a)

plantation

b)

dependent

c)

cash crop

d)

debt

55.

Paper bills and coins used to exchange or trade for something else is called ~

a)

debt

b)

credit

c)

savings

d)

money

56.

Trading goods and/ or services without using money is known as ~

a)

credit

b)

debt

c)

bartering

d)

savings

57.

Money that is put away to spend at a later time is called ~

a)

savings

b)

debt

c)

credit

d)

barter

58.

Relying on someone or something to help ~

a)

agriculture

b)

dependent

c)

migration

d)

plantation

59.

Growing crops and raising animals ~

a)

architecture

b)

migration

c)

agriculture

d)

cash crop

60.

A large area of land used for living and farming ~

a)

plantation

b)

architecture

c)

migration

d)

agriculture

61.

The art of designing various styles of buildings ~

a)

agriculture

b)

architecture

c)

plantation

d)

culture

62.

Moving from one area to another ~

a)

culture

b)

architecture

c)

migration

d)

dependent

63.

Buying a good or service now and paying for it later ~

a)

barter

b)

debt

c)

savings

d)

credit

64.
What document was signed on July 4, 1776
a)
Charters to the Virginia Company of London
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
d)
Declaration of Independence
65.
Where did the surrender of the British occur?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Jamestown
c)
Richmond
d)
St. John's Church
66.
What was the formal declaration of war for the Revolutionary War?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
John Smith's presidency
c)
Pocahontas's blessing of the tribe
d)
Cornwallis surrender
67.
Who said "Give me liberty, or give me death"
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
d)
King George III
68.
What document stated that the people have the authority to govern themselves (rule themselves)?
a)
Virginia Peace Treaty
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Charters to the Virginia Company of London
d)
Virginia Declaration 
69.
Virginians who remained loyal to Britain were called __________?
a)
Delegates
b)
Commanders
c)
Patriots
d)
Loyalists
70.
What group of people fought to earn their freedom?
a)
African Americans
b)
Women
c)
Poor, white men
d)
burgesses
71.
What group of people had more responsibilities during the war?
a)
Storekeepers
b)
Children
c)
Women
d)
Farmers
72.
What was the third location of Virginia's capital (hint: after Williamsburg)
a)
Williamsburg
b)
Richmond
c)
Washington DC
d)
Jamestown
73.
Who was a famous African American spy who earned his freedom by spying on the British?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Jakob Jingle
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
James Armistead Lafeyette
74.
Who rode through the woods to warn Thomas Jefferson of the British?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
James Armistead Lafeyette
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Jack Jouette
75.
Who was governor of Virginia during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry 
c)
George Washington
d)
Powhatan
76.
Where did the first battle take place in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Great Bridge
c)
Yorktown
d)
Richmond
77.
Which document says people have the right to, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
a)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Charters to the Virginia Company of London
d)
Declaration of Independence 
78.
What originally made the colonists furious?
a)
tax on items
b)
ban of marriage
c)
no candy
d)
moving the capital
79.
What does "taxation without representation mean"
a)
No taxes without votes in Parliament
b)
No tea during tax season
c)
Colonists must attend meetings
d)
Governor can tax anyone
80.
Which of the following did the colonists NOT have to pay a tax on?
a)
New land
b)
Marriages
c)
Paper
d)
Candy
81.
Who felt they had legal authority over the colonists?
a)
Parliament
b)
Stockholders
c)
Cornwallis
d)
Spanish
82.
What is currently the name of England?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
London
d)
Great Braille
83.
What side did the Native Americans take in the Revolutionary War
a)
Sided with Loyalists
b)
Sided with Patriots
c)
Loyalists and Patriots
d)
North and South
84.
What was the first capital of Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Jamestown
c)
Yorktown
d)
Williamsburg
85.
What Native American tribe lived in the Appalachian Plateau?
a)
Monacan
b)
Iroquoian  
c)
Cherokee
d)
Powhatan
86.
What river is Yorktown on?
a)
Potomac
b)
Rappahanock
c)
York
d)
James
87.
What river separates Virginia and Maryland?
a)
Potomac
b)
Rappahanock
c)
York
d)
James
88.
How many regions are in Virginia?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
9
d)
8
89.
Who signed the Charters to the Virginia Company of London?
a)
John Smith
b)
King of Spain
c)
King James
d)
King George
90.
How many men traveled to Jamestown on the first 3 ships?
a)
99
b)
102
c)
103
d)
104
91.
What was brown gold and the most successful cash crop?
a)
Gold
b)
Tobacco
c)
Fool's gold
d)
sugar cane
92.
What items did the colonists send home to sell in England?
a)
Raw materials
b)
Gold and silver
c)
States in the United States
d)
Pictures of the New World
93.
Who was the commander in chief of the Revolutionary War??
a)
King George III
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
94.
What is it called when you owe money to someone else?
a)
Savings
b)
Credit
c)
Money
d)
Debt
95.
What is called when you put your money away to use at another time?
a)
Savings
b)
Credit
c)
Money
d)
Debt
96.
Colonial Virginia had no __________.
a)
Friends
b)
Money
c)
Resources
d)
Success
97.
Colonists did not want to pay taxes to the British, because they lacked _________ in Parliament
a)
equal rights
b)
compensation
c)
representation
d)
all of these
98.
Virginians who did not take sides in the war were called _________?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Neutral
c)
Continental
d)
Patriots

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