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WorksheetsVirginia Studies End of Year Review!
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 49mins
What states BORDER Virginia?
Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Dakota
Kansas, Montana, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina
Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, Wyoming, South Carolina
Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina
What is the name of river number 1?
James River
York River
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
What is the name of river number 4?
James River
York River
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
Which state is labeled with a yellow arrow?
Maryland
Virginia
Connecticut
West Virginia
Which state is labeled with an orange sun?
Virginia
Kentucky
North Carolina
West Virginia
Christopher Columbus called the people he encountered "Indians" because -
he thought he was in North America
he thought he was in Africa
he thought he was in the Indies (near China)
he thought he was in Jamestown
Which tribe was located in Tidewater region?
Powhatan
Monacan
Cherokee
Appalachian
geologist
archaeologist
gardener
builder
environmentalist
Which of the following best describes the climate of Virginia?
Harsh low temperatures
Mild with four distinct seasons
Harsh high temperatures
Extreme weather
What was Werowocomoco?
A modern-day American Indian museum
Chief of the Monacan tribe of American Indians that signed a treaty with the English settlers
The name of the Indian tribe that welcomed Columbus when he first landed in North America
A large Indian town used by Indian leaders for hundreds of years before English settlers came
What did Virginia's Indians use for clothing?
Silk
Tree bark
Cotton
Animal skins
For American Indians, the kinds of food they ate, clothing they wore, and shelter they had depended on the—
ocean tides
moon phases
seasons
language
Choose ALL 3 reasons that England wanted to establish an American colony.
to increase wealth and power
to make friends with the Indians
to find gold and silver in America
to open new markets for trade
to discover new plants and animals
Jamestown was primarily a(n) _____________ venture?
religious (church)
discovery
economic
healthy
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
Virginia Company of London
The King
The colonists
The Spanish
Jamestown became the first _____________ English settlement in North America.
only
permanent
third
failed
Who was the strong leader that created the forced work program that said "If you don't work, you don't eat."
King James I
John Smith
Chief Powhatan
Christopher Columbus
Women arrived to the colony on a "bride ship" and helped establish ____________ and a more permanent colony.
trading
government
work
families
The current Virginia General Assembly dates back to what year?
1607
1619
1630
1641
The House of Burgesses were the first elected _____________ (law making) body in the New World. Which word means "law making"?
legislative
governor
king
revolutionary
What do you call a crop grown specifically to sell for money rather than for use by the growers?
Profit crop
Sale crop
Cash crop
Barter Charter
Which group of people provided the primary source of labor in Virginia's tobacco fields?
American Indians
Scots-Irish
African Slaves
English colonists
Who settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley along a migration route?
Scots-Irish & Germans
English & other Europeans
Africans
Native Americans
Which place name represents English influence?
Williamsburg
Roanoke
Werewocomoco
Potomac
How did MOST families live in Colonial Virginia?
One room homes
Mansions
Longhouses
Teepees
What is it called when two people exchange one item or service for another (WITHOUT the use of money)
Currency
Barter
Savings
Debt
People in colonial Virginia depended on ____________, ___________, and _______________ resources to produce the goods and services they needed.
natural, agricultural, metal
natural, human, capital
food, water, shelter
labor, plant, animal
Parliament (the British government), believed it had they had the right to...
Give money to the colonies
Help the colonies
Break away from the colonies
Tax the colonies
Why did the colonists believe they should not be taxed?
They had no representation in Parliament
They didn't have any banks
They didn't have much money
Great Britain was already taking what they wanted from the colony
Who did the colonists believe should have legal authority in the colonies?
American Indians
Parliament
The King
Local Assemblies
Who inspired patriots when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying "give me liberty or give me death"?
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
George Washington
James Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson wrote the __
Declaration of Independence
The Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech
Constitution
The Help the Colonists Win Speech
Who provided military leadership by serving as Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army?
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Lafayette
Some enslaved African Americans supported the ____ who promised them freedom
British
French
Colonists
No one
What did James Lafayette successfully request after the war, with the support of Marquis de Lafayette?
A Plantation
Land
Money
His Freedom
The American victory at __________ (the last major battle) resulted in the surrender of the British Army and the end of the Revolutionary War.
Great Bridge
Norfolk
Yorktown
Richmond
Which group of people served in the Continental Army and fought for independence?
Loyalists
Patriots
Neutral
Women
Which group of people still sided with Great Britain?
All Enslaved African Americans
Neutral
Patriots
Loyalists
Who was given the title "Father of the Constitution"?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
James Madison
John Adams
During the Constitutional Convention, James Madison's skills at compromise helped --
Thomas Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory from France
to establish a king instead of a president
the delegates reach agreements during the writing of the US Constitution
the delegates to draft a statement of independence from Great Britain
Who wrote the document above?
George Mason
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
The Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom BOTH state that people have the--
freedom of the press
freedom to bear arms
freedom to worship as you please
freedom from a king
Which TWO phrases best complete the T-Chart about James Madison? (Pick 2 answers!)
He believed all people should be free to worship as they please.
He believed in the importance of having a U.S. Constitution.
He kept detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention.
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Which TWO phrases best complete the T-Chart about Thomas Jefferson? (Pick 2 answers!)
He believed all people should be free to worship as they please.
He believed in the importance of having a U.S. Constitution.
He kept detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention.
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Settlers migrating west to new lands crossed the Appalachian Mountains through the --
Great Valley of Virginia
Appalachian Plateau
Fall Line
Cumberland Gap
The mechanical reaper allowed farmers to grow more wheat with fewer people. What effect did this have on Virginia's population?
It increased as people came to the state to grow wheat.
It remained the same because Virginia was a tobacco state.
It decreased as many people left the state in search of jobs.
It increased as more enslaved African Americans were brought to the state.
Which is the correct location of the Cumberland Gap on the map above?
1
2
3
4
Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.
United States of the South
United Seceded States
Confederate States of America
Who commanded the Confederate army?
George McClellan
Ambrose Burnside
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Which of the following defines sharecropping?
A person rents farm land and pays the landowner with a share of the crop.
A field of corn is sheared at the root to plant the next crop.
Two farmers share in the planting and harvesting of crops.
Two different crops are planted in the same field.
Which examples show that Virginia’s economy was in ruins during Reconstruction?
Money had no value.
Businesses were growing.
Railroads were strong.
Banks were closed.
Which of the following was a major transportation system that was key to the expansion of business, agriculture, and industry after the Civil War?
railroads
trucks
cars
airlines
For what reason was Virginia's economy in ruins after the Civil War?
Many northerners went south on vacations.
B Battles created dams in the rivers that flooded major cities.
Railroads, bridges, and plantations were destroyed.
There was very little rain so nothing would grow.
