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SOL Virginia Studies Review

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group established the town of Werowocomoco?

a)

English settlers

b)

Native Americans

c)

Spanish Missionaries

d)

African Americans

2.

People studying the past best learn about artifacts like these by-

a)

designing them on computers

b)

seeing them in newspapers

c)

digging at archaeological sites

d)

looking at colonial pictures

3.

Which of these happened last?

a)

Settlers learned survival skills from Powhatan and other native peoples.

b)

Native peoples saw the settlers as invaders taking their land.

c)

Settlers communicated with the native peoples through Pocahontas.

d)

Native peoples taught the settlers to plant corn and other crops.

4.

What is the best example of a cultural landscape?

a)

Tree

b)

Cow

c)

Barn

d)

Tractor

5.

The arrival of European settlers changed the lives of American Indians by forcing them to

a)

build new houses

b)

attend school

c)

move inland

d)

work on ships

6.

The area of West Virginia became a state because-

a)

its people opposed slavery

b)

Abraham Lincoln was elected

c)

its people supported women's suffrage

d)

John Brown caused a slave revolt

7.

Which number marks the region where the first English settlement in Virginia was located?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

Which Virginian is responsible for these contributions?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

James Madison

9.

Which group's traditional homeland was located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region of Virginia?

a)

Lakota

b)

English

c)

Powhatan

d)

African

10.

Which statement about these two Virginians is probably true?

a)

Only one led soldiers in the colonies.

b)

They took opposite sides in the American Revolution.

c)

Only one paid taxes in the colonies.

d)

They had different opinions about African-American slavery.

11.

Which group would most likely have supported this type of meeting?

a)

Industrialists

b)

Abolitionists

c)

Plantation Owners

d)

Confederate Soilders

12.

Which newspaper headline describes the result of the battle between the Merrimack and the Monitor?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

During the Civil War, which group did this work for the Confederate states?

a)

New European immigrants

b)

American Indians

c)

Southern abolitionists

d)

Enslaved African Americans

14.

Which Virginia governor is known for the "Pay As You Go" road improvement policy?

a)

A. Linwood Holton

b)

Mills E. Godwin, Jr.

c)

Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

d)

L. Douglas Wilder

15.

Which region completes this diagram?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Tidewater

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

16.

A settler in Richmond who wanted to return to Europe would travel on which river?

a)

James

b)

Shenandoah

c)

Roanoke

d)

Potomac

17.

Which body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the Virginia mainland?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Potomac River

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

James River

18.

Which American Indians will be described in Mari's report?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Pamunkey

c)

Monacan

d)

Powhatan

19.

The best title for this diagram is-

a)

Why American Indians Lived in Virginia

b)

The Reasons to Defend Jamestown From Spain

c)

Why Jamestown Colonists Moved West

d)

The Importance of Rivers to the Virginia Settlement

20.

The first settlers founded Jamestown on -

a)

an island

b)

an isthmus

c)

a penninsula

d)

a strait

21.

Where did many Virginians settle after traveling through the Cumberland Gap?

a)

1 and 2

b)

1 and 3

c)

2 and 4

d)

3 and 4

22.

What was the result of this event?

a)

Colonists leave the Chesapeake Bay area

b)

City rebuilt near Werowocomoco

c)

Colonists join the local American Indian tribe

d)

Capital moved to Williamsburg

23.

The charters of the Virginia Company of London gave-

a)

property rights to women

b)

religious freedom to slaves

c)

English rights to the colonists

d)

land to the American Indians

24.

The man shown in this picture established —

a)

new laws for factory safety

b)

a plan for world peace

c)

schools for the blind

d)

a new capital for the nation

25.

Which phrase best completes this diagram?

a)

had the right to own slaves

b)

should own English land

c)

had the right to govern themselves

d)

should have an English king

26.

Which group completes this table?

a)

Earliest Settlers

b)

Royal Governors

c)

Wealthy Families

d)

Local Assemblies

27.

After Reconstruction, the freedoms given to African Americans were-

a)

taken away by Jim Crow laws

b)

changed by the Supreme Court

c)

increased by the Bill of Rights

d)

voted against by Congress

28.

If John Montgomery wins this election, his job will be to -

a)

make laws for the state

b)

decide which people go to court

c)

gather taxes for the state

d)

judge which laws are constitutional

29.

As a result of the Civil Rights Movement, laws were passed that-

a)

gave immigrants the right to work

b)

made racial discrimination illegal

c)

gave women the right to vote

d)

made child labor illegal

30.

Maria is a guide for visitors to a history museum. Maria works in the-

a)

tourism industry

b)

agriculture industry

c)

manufacturing industry

d)

transportation industry

31.

Which factor would persuade people to move from Location 1 to Location 2?

a)

religious freedom

b)

job opportunities

c)

smaller populations

d)

cleaner air

32.

What is the best title for this picture?

a)

Buying on Credit

b)

Exchanging Goods for Services

c)

Saving Goods for Later Use

d)

Bartering in the Colonies

33.

What best replaces the question mark?

a)

coal mines

b)

farms

c)

military bases

d)

factories

34.

Why was the Freedmen's Bureau created?

a)

to help new immigrants

b)

to help former slaves

c)

to help plantation owners

d)

to help southern soilders

35.

Which industry has contributed most to migration within modern Virginia?

a)

medicine

b)

mining

c)

Agriculture

d)

transportation

36.

Which cause takes the place of the question mark?

a)

slave labor

b)

raw materials

c)

political rights

d)

religious freedom

37.

Which geographic feature was common to Jamestown and Williamsburg but

NOT to Richmond?

a)

Bay

b)

River

c)

Plateau

d)

Peninsula

38.

This farmer is describing problems in the South during the —

a)

The Great Depression

b)

War of 1812

c)

Reconstruction Era

d)

Revolutionary War

39.

After the Civil War, which industry led to increased economic growth in

southwestern Virginia?

a)

mining

b)

tourism

c)

agriculture

d)

tourism

40.

Which number on this map represents the location of the battle that took

place between the Monitor and the Merrimack?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

41.

Which of these replaces the question mark?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

42.

What was the main transportation system used in colonial Virginia?

a)

Trains

b)

Canals

c)

Rivers

d)

Roads

43.

What was the main goal of the stockholders who financed Jamestown?

a)

growing cotton

b)

drawing maps

c)

building ships

d)

making money

44.

The main reason it was hard for the Jamestown colony to survive was because the settlers —

a)

had few of the needed skills

b)

arrived in the winter

c)

lost supply ships to French pirates

d)

wanted to return to England

45.

Because of the growth of the Virginia colony, the native peoples worried that the settlers would —

a)

plant crops

b)

seize lands

c)

raise taxes

d)

build schools

46.

Which words best take the place of the question mark?

a)

Williamsburg Becomes Virginia’s Capital

b)

Jamestown Settlement Is Founded

c)

Declaration of Independence Is Written

d)

Virginia Declaration of Rights Is Created

47.

In Virginia history, Powhatan is important because he —

a)

provided leadership to the American Indians

b)

offered help to the Spanish soldiers

c)

began trading with the British Parliament

d)

taught the settlers the Siouan language

48.

Scots-Irish settlers primarily made their homes in the Shenandoah Valley because it was —

a)

near the state capital

b)

next to the Tennessee border

c)

close to the Chesapeake Bay

d)

along the migration route

49.

Which name shows the influence of American Indian culture?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Yorktown

c)

Richmond

d)

Jamestown

50.

Which city on the map is nearest to a battle between ironclads?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

51.

During the American Revolution, which sign would Patrick Henry most likely have held?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

52.

Which number best shows James Madison’s role in history?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

53.

Which effect best replaces the question mark?

a)

sends troops to New York

b)

decides to end slavery

c)

writes a new constitution

d)

votes to leave the Union

54.

During most of the Civil War, the capital of the Confederacy was —

a)

Williamsburg

b)

Manasas

c)

Richmond

d)

Fredericksburg

55.

Oliver W. Hill is best known for his work with —

a)

enslaved African Americans

b)

the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case

c)

disabled Americans

d)

the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case

56.

Which event occurred at Appomattox Court House?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

57.

Which ocean is closest to the Jamestown settlement?

a)

Indian

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

58.

Jamestown was chosen as a place to settle because of its —

a)

location

b)

wildlife

c)

wealth

d)

climate

59.

Which geographic region of Virginia has many rolling hills and waterfalls?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Valley & Ridge

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

60.

Which type of environment covered most of the land in colonial Virginia?

a)

Mountains

b)

Plains

c)

Forests

d)

Deserts

61.

Which region of Virginia is the best title for this list?

a)

Valley and Ridge

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

d)

Piedmont

62.

The major American Indian language group of southwestern Virginia was —

a)

Caddoan

b)

Algonquian

c)

Iroqouian

d)

Siouan

63.

Which region of Virginia will Robert’s family visit last?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

64.

What was one reason the Virginia capital was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?

a)

Richmond had cleaner drinking water.

b)

Richmond was closer to the coastline.

c)

Richmond was a more central location.

d)

Richmond had a much smaller population.

65.

Most Virginians who moved west first traveled —

a)

across the Great Plains

b)

through the Rocky Mountains

c)

beside the Great Lakes

d)

across the Appalachian Mountains

66.

What was one result of growing tobacco in Virginia?

a)

It increased job opportunities for American Indians.

b)

It improved the working conditions of African slaves.

c)

It was hard on the soil, so many farmers looked for new farmland.

d)

It provided few earnings, so planters turned to gathering cotton.

67.

The Virginia Company was granted the right to establish colonies by —

a)

Powhatan

b)

the queen of Spain

c)

John Smith

d)

The king of England

68.

Many colonists and Parliament disagreed about —

a)

slaves for sale

b)

free land to farm

c)

supplies for building

d)

control of the government

69.

Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Mason

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

James Madison

70.

Which document first guaranteed freedom of the press in Virginia?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

Charters of the Virginia Company

71.

Which sign is an example of integration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

72.

One of the roles of the judicial branch of Virginia state government is to —

a)

hire new soilders

b)

collect the taxes

c)

manage public schools

d)

decide court cases

73.

Who is the leader of the executive branch of Virginia’s government?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

74.

What was most important to the economy of colonial Virginia?

a)

Medicine

b)

Mining

c)

Agriculture

d)

Fishing

75.

Storekeepers during this time mainly received payment by —

a)

offering to share goods with the settlers

b)

accepting checks from English banks

c)

offering credit to the settlers for goods

d)

accepting gold from English ships

76.

Which factor caused the changes shown in this graph?

a)

more jobs

b)

lower taxes

c)

more freedom

d)

lower production

77.

After the Civil War, many poor farmers in the South who did not own land became

a)

slaves

b)

factory owners

c)

indentured servants

d)

sharecroppers

78.

Which newspaper headline describes an economic activity of the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

79.
a)

Reconstruction

b)

Revolution

c)

Colonization

d)

Westward Expansion

80.

Virginia is an important part of the United States economy because it —

a)

exports agricultural and manufactured products

b)

is the largest automobile manufacturer

c)

leads in improving farming technologies

d)

is the main supplier of oil and natural gas

81.

In what year did Jamestown become the first permanent English settlement?

a)

1605

b)

1606

c)

1607

d)

1608

82.

What famous Virginian is often called the "Father of Our Country?"

a)

George Washington

b)

Patrick Hennry

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

83.

What 2 large bodies of water border Virginia?

a)

Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay

b)

James and York Rivers

c)

Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

d)

Chesapeake Bay and Pacific Ocean

84.

Who was James Lafayette?

a)

French general that helped the Americans during the Revolution

b)

Commander of the British forces during the American Revolution

c)

loyalist spy for the British Army

d)

enslaved African American who fought with the patriots to eventually earn his freedom.

85.

Siouan was primarily spoken in the

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Tidewater region

c)

North Carolina

d)

Piedmont Region

86.

The King of England granted charters to the Virginia Company of London to-

a)

bring slaves over from Africa

b)

begin colonies in North America

c)

rule over Native Americans

d)

explore the southwest

87.

What was the most profitable cash crop grown in the Virginia colony?

a)

cotton

b)

corn

c)

tobacco

d)

beans

88.

Which regions of Virginia depended heavily on slave labor?

a)

Blue Ridge Mountains & Piedmont

b)

Appalachian Plateau & Valley and Ridge

c)

Tidewater and Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Coastal Plain & Piedmont

89.

Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy, was captured by

a)

"Stonewall" Jackson

b)

Confederate soldiers

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Robert E. Lee

90.

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

a)

They believed that only the King could issue taxes.

b)

They thought taxes were unconstitutional

c)

They had no representation in Parliament.

d)

They believed that taxes should only be paid to the governor.

91.

Thomas Jefferson provided leadership for America when he wrote the-

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution of the United States

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Virginia Company of London Charter

92.

Tobacco farming was hard on the soil, so many Virginia farmers

a)

started planting corn instead

b)

got jobs in factories

c)

moved west and south for new land to farm

d)

moved north in search of new opportunities

93.

The current Virginia General Assembly dates back to the establishment of-

a)

Governor's Council

b)

British Parliment

c)

Constitutional Convention

d)

House of Burgesses

94.

In what region of Virginia is the Eastern Shore located?

a)

Blue Ridge Mountains

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Piedmont

d)

Chesapeake Bay

95.

The Western counties of Virginia favored the abolition of slavery, so-

a)

West Virginia was formed

b)

the South lost the civil war

c)

no large plantations existed in the western part of the state

d)

they seceded from the union

96.

According to the map, in which Virginia region did the South surrender to the North ending the Civil War?

a)

Costal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

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