WorksheetsVirginia Studies SOL Review 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
British Parliament believed it
had the right to _____ the
colonies.
help
tax
defend
fight
The purpose of the
Underground Railroad was
to—
help settlers cross the
Cumberland Gap
help trade with the
Powhatan
sell tobacco to the
North
sneak slaves to freedom
Which Virginian is known as
the “Father of the
Constitution”?
Jack Jouett
George Washington
James Madison
George Mason
Which of the following is a
reason the capital of Virginia
was moved from
Williamsburg to Richmond?
the population was
moving westward.
fires destroyed buildings.
contaminated drinking
water
unhealthy living
conditions
Which of the following is
NOT considered a cultural
landscape?
barns
homes
churches
roads
In Jamestown, the site the
settlers chose to live on was
marshy, so it made—
the water safe to drink.
the amount of animals for
hunting smaller.
planting crops difficult.
colonists give up and go
back to England.
The conflict between the
eastern and western
counties of Virginia over
slavery resulted in:
the Declaration of
Independence
creation of West
Virginia
the capture of John
Brown
Which Confederate general
played a major role at the
first battle of Bull Run?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas “Stonewall”
Jackson
George Washington
Which Civil War general
surrendered at Appomattox
Court House in April 1865?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
George Washington
Lord Cornwallis
During the Civil War, most
free African Americans
supported the ________
because they felt their
limited rights would be best
supported.
Union
Patriots
Loyalists
Confederacy
Which group of people were
relied on by the Confederate
army to raise crops and
provide labor for the army?
freed African Americans
enslaved African
Americans
white Virginians
American Indians
What was the first major
battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Great Bridge
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Hampton
Roads
(Who Am I?)
• elected 16th president in
1860
• some southern states
seceded after the
election
Thomas Jefferson
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
What was the capital city of
the Confederate States of
America?
Washington, DC
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Jamestown
During the Civil War, most
white Virginians supported
the:
Union
Patriots
Loyalists
Confederacy
Complete the analogy.
North is to Ulysses S. Grant
as the South is to—
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Who Am I?
I am an enslaved African
American who led a revolt
against many plantation
owners.
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
Robert Smalls
Who Am I?
I was the first president of
the United States. Many
called me the “Father of Our
Country.” I was also the
Commander in Chief for the
Continental Army.
James Madison
George Mason
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
(Name the document)
• written by George Mason
• freedom of press
• freedom of religion
• basis for the Bill of
Rights
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Julian is traveling south
through Virginia to get to this
bordering state.
Maryland
Tennessee
West Virginia
North Carolina
