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Social Studies Benchmark Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Region #4 is known as what?

a)

Blue Ridge Mountains

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Piedmont

2.

Which region of Virginia is known for old rounded mountains, being the start of many rivers, and being part of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Coastal Plains

3.
a)

Maryland

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Eastern Shore

4.

The Great Dismal Swamp surrounds which water feature of Virginia?

a)

Chesapeake Bay

b)

Lake Drummond

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

5.

Which river is the only river to have two Virginia cities located alongside it?

a)

Potomac River

b)

Rappahannock River

c)

York River

d)

James River

6.

Which study consists of surveying artifacts and using them to discover information about people from the past?

a)

Geography

b)

Entomology

c)

Archeology

d)

Oceanography

7.

What was the large Native American settlement that was used as a headquarters for several hundred years?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Powhatan

c)

Tsenacomaco

d)

Werowocomoco

8.

Which Native American tribe lived in Region #2?

a)

Souian

b)

Powhatan

c)

Cherokee

d)

Monacan

9.

In the Spring, Native Americans . . .

a)

Hunted small birds and ate food stored from the previous Fall

b)

Harvested crops and stored food

c)

Grew crops like squash, beans, and corn

d)

Picked berries, hunted and fished

10.

Things such as arrowheads, pottery and tools were examples of . . .

a)

Trade Items

b)

Artifacts

c)

Discoveries

d)

None of these

11.

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown in 1607?

a)

stockholders of the Virginia Company of London

b)

King George

c)

The Colonists

d)

Virginia Settlement Committee

12.

Due to erosion, the landmass of Jamestown eventually turned into a/an . . .

a)

Inlet

b)

Peninsula

c)

Island

d)

City

13.

In 1619, the Governor of Virginia called the first meeting of . . .

a)

African Americans

b)

The General Assembly

c)

The House of Burgesses

d)

Representatives

14.

How did Captain John Smith save Jamestown during the Starving Time?

a)

He discovered a new method of farming crops

b)

He staged a mutiny and overthrew leaders of Jamestown

c)

He instituted the forced work program

d)

He fought with the Native Americans and took their land

15.

What were some of the hardships faced by the Jamestown settlers? (Click all that apply)

a)

Many settlers died of starvation and disease

b)

Settlers lacked survival skills

c)

A drought reduced the amount of food available

d)

The land was marshy and lacked safe drinking water

16.

Where did the Germans and Scots-Irish immigrants primarily settle?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Shenandoah Valley

17.

A courier brings you a newspaper. The article tells of the previous capital of Virginia. It notes that the previous capital had contaminated water, fires that broke out, and unhealthy living conditions. If the year is 1720, which capital of Virginia would you live in?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Williamsburg

c)

Richmond

d)

Fredericksburg

18.

If a colonist were to trade his neighbor a portion of his tobacco harvest for some clothes to be sewn together for his family, this would be an example of . . .

a)

Bartering

b)

Trading

c)

Debt

d)

Credit

19.

Most clothing in colonial Virginia was made out of . . . (Click all that apply)

a)

Copper

b)

Cotton

c)

Leather

d)

Wool

20.

The reliance on cash crops like tobacco increased the colonists' dependency on . . .

a)

Expansion

b)

Food

c)

Money

d)

Slave Labor

21.

Who did the Colonists believe should have legal authority over them?

a)

Parliament

b)

Citizens

c)

Local Assemblies

d)

King George

22.

Who famously wrote that "all people are created equal" and that everyone should have "rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"?

a)

Thomas Johnson

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Mason

d)

James Madison

23.

I was a spy against the British and eventually earned my freedom after the American Revolutionary War. Who am I?

a)

James Lafayette

b)

George Washington

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Marquis De Lafayette

24.

The capital of Virginia was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond because . . . (Click all that apply)

a)

It increased the distance from the sea and away from possible attack by the British

b)

It was a more central location for representatives to meet

c)

Fires broke out and destroyed the meeting place of the General Assembly

d)

The population was moving westward for more opportunities

25.

What significant event formally ended the American Revolutionary war?

a)

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

b)

The surrender of General Cornwallis

c)

The signing of the Treaty of Paris

d)

The surrender of General Robert E. Lee

26.

Who is the person who came to be known as "The Father of the Constitution"?

a)

George Washington

b)

George Mason

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

27.

The Virginia Declaration of Rights advocated for Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Religion. Who wrote it?

a)

George Washington

b)

George Mason

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

28.

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom made Virginia the first state to have religious freedom in the United States. Who wrote it?

a)

George Washington

b)

George Mason

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

29.

Which two inventions prompted westward and southern expansion for new land and greatly increased production crops?

a)

Mechanical Reaper

b)

Steel Plow

c)

Cotton Gin

d)

Tractors

30.

Most settlers who were migrating west out of Virginia crossed the Appalachian Mountains and had to pass through what was known as . . .

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

The Great Valley

d)

Cumberland Gap

31.

Who were the two individuals that led violent revolts against slavery?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Nat Turner

d)

John Brown

32.

Disagreements on slavery, in addition to differences in agricultural and industrial societies, led to the separation of which two states?

a)

Virginia and Maryland

b)

Virginia and West Virginia

c)

North Carolina and South Carolina

d)

West Virginia and Marland

33.

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson played a major part in the early victory by the Confederacy during the Civil War for which battle?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

d)

Battle of Bull Run

34.

Who was a African American Union naval officer that was elected into the House of Representatives following the Civil War?

a)

Robert Smalls

b)

James Lafayette

c)

John Brown

d)

Robert E. Lee

35.

After Abraham Lincoln placed a blockade on Southern trade, a sea battle took place in the Hampton Roads. The naval battle that ended in a draw consisted of which two ships?

a)

USS Monitor

b)

USS Normandy

c)

USS Merrimack

d)

USS Cole

36.

What is known as "the separation of people based on race or religion"

a)

Discrimination

b)

Segregation

c)

Prejudice

d)

Favoritism

37.

I was the first African American to be elected to Congress, recruited black men for the Union army during the Civil War, assisted as an abolitionist in the Underground Railroad, and even became the President of a new black college called Virginia State University. Who am I?

a)

Frederick Douglas

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Robert Smalls

d)

John Mercer Langston

38.

What was the key to the expansion of cities and businesses during the Reconstruction Era?

a)

Rebuilding

b)

Cash Crops

c)

Railroads

d)

Education

39.

An unfair practice that locked free African American families into poverty, and required them to hand over a portion of their crop harvest in exchange for renting land was known as . . .

a)

Slave Labor

b)

Agriculture

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Indentured Servitude

40.

Which product was found in Tazewell County up in the Appalachian Plateau that helped fuel the industrialization of America?

a)

Gold

b)

Copper

c)

Cotton

d)

Coal

41.

Which branch of government consists of the General Assembly and its two houses: The Senate and The House of Representatives?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

President Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Judicial Branch

42.

Which branch of government is designed to reviews laws, contains the United States Supreme Court and is known for interpreting the Constitution?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

President Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Judicial Branch

43.

Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing and carrying out the laws that are made by Congress?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

President Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Judicial Branch

44.

What has replaced tobacco as Virginia's most profitable source of agricultural income?

a)

Livestock

b)

Shipbuilding

c)

Coal

d)

Corn

45.

Name the top manufacturing products in Virginia. (Click all that apply)

a)

Beverages

b)

Ships

c)

Chemical goods

d)

Motor vehicle parts and trucks