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Virginia Studies American Indians Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

a)

George Harrison

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Thomas Singleton

d)

Matthew Pershing

2.

What did the Cotton Gin do?

a)

It picked cotton a lot faster than a person could.

b)

It sowed cotton seeds a lot faster than a person could.

c)

It spun cotton into thread a lot faster than a person could.

d)

It removed the seeds from cotton a lot faster than a person could

3.

Which states benefited the most from the Cotton Gin?

a)

The northern states.

b)

The southern states.

c)

The states that had the most factories.

d)

The states along the western coast.

4.
How did the cotton gin change cotton production in the South?
a)
Cotton was made faster.
b)
Cotton became the most important cash crop in the United States.
c)
It could clean more cotton in minutes than a whole group of workers could clean in a day.
d)
all of the above
5.

Which invention increased the productivity of the American farmer?

a)

reaper

b)

cotton gin

c)

steam locomotive

d)

steamboat

6.

What is this?

a)

Mechanical Reaper

b)

Cotton Gin

7.

Which two directions do Virginians migrate to when the changes in agriculture take place?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

8.

As Virginians moved, they took with them their ideas, traditions, and these are called their...

a)

lives

b)

homes

c)

culture

d)

families

9.

The Wilderness Road, a trail, created a natural break in the mountain range. This was known as the ...

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Cumberland Gap

c)

Reaper

d)

Shenandoah Valley

10.

Why was it hard to travel westward in search of more land?

a)

Virginia

b)

Shenandoah Valley

c)

Appalachian Plateau

d)

Appalachian Mountains

11.

The Cumberland Gap created a pathway to get to this bordering state to the west of Virginia.

a)

Virginia

b)

Kentucky

c)

Tennessee

d)

Texas

12.

Virginians moved westward and the deep south to find

a)

New pets

b)

Better farmland and opportunities

c)

Better gas prices

d)

Help

13.

When Virginians moved westward, what did they take with them?

a)

Their ideas, cultures, and traditions

b)

Their house

c)

Their families

d)

They took nothing

14.
Why did Virginians move west after the Revolutionary War?
a)
they were tired of where they lived
b)
They wanted to find new land and new opportunities
c)
they wanted to be closer to the ocean
15.

After the Revolutionary War, Virginians moved to find (2 answers)

a)

silver

b)

better farmland

c)

their family

d)

new opportunities

e)

slaves

16.

Why was the mechanical reaper important?

a)

It helped farmers grow tobacco

b)

It allowed farmers to grow more wheat

c)

It helped farmers grow cotton

d)

It helped farmers build barns

17.

As Virginians migrated to new land, what did they take with them? (3 answers)

a)

traditions and culture

b)

farms and machines

c)

ideas

d)

enslaved people

e)

cars and groceries

18.

Virginians who moved west had to cross the

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Nile River

d)

Mississippi River

19.

Where did the Germans and Scotch-Irish settle?

a)

Shenandoah Valley

b)

Tidewater and Piedmont regions

20.

What place did the English and other Europeans settle?

a)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions.

b)

Shenandoah Valley

21.

What are some examples of architecture that reflect different cultures include

a)

Closets

b)

Bathrooms

c)

Types of Foods

d)

Barns

Homes

Places of worship (e.g., churches)

22.
The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Valley and Ridge region are both pare of the ____________ mountain system.
a)
Tall
b)
Appalachian
c)
Virginia
d)
York
23.

What most influenced the movement of people as Virginians moved to and beyond the Virginia western frontier?

a)

Geography

b)

Tourism

c)

Exports

d)

Communication

24.

Virginians ________ into western territories, looking for large areas of land and new opportunities.

a)

migrated

b)

irrigated

c)

populated

d)

marched

25.

After the American Revolution, Virginia’s agricultural base began to change, and as a result, large numbers of Virginians moved ________ and to the deep ________ to find better farmland and new opportunities.

a)

south

west

b)

north

east

c)

west

south

d)

east

south

26.

Which two regions did the enslaved Africans and colonist migrate?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

4/5

27.

Which sections of the map shows where the Iroquoian language groups lived?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5