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A Walk Through History Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

who is the commander in chief of the Continental army

a)

Geeorage whasigton

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

2.

Who was the father of the constitution?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

gerge mason

d)

George mason

3.

Who made the Declaration Of Independence

a)

George mason

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George washington

d)

George Madison

4.

Which place has flat land and farms

a)

Piemont

b)

Urban

c)

Piedmont

d)

Rural

5.

What region has rolling hills

a)

coastal plain

b)

valley and ridge

c)

piedmont

d)

blue ridge mountains

6.

What year did the revolutionary war start

a)

1783

b)

1780

c)

1770

d)

1775

7.

Where was the final battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Yorktown, Virginia

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Vincennes, Louisiana

d)

Concord, Massachusetts

8.

Who was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Lafayette

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

9.

What are two effects of the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

The battle of First Manses Bull Run began.

b)

The British Army surrendered to George Washington.

c)

The war ended and the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783.

d)

The Great Depression began.

e)

African American slaves were freed.

10.

what year did the civil war end

a)

1765

b)

1870

c)

1865

d)

1675

11.

Whenever people settle an area, they change the _______ and _________ to reflect their beliefs, customs, and architecture.

a)

culture

b)

housing

c)

transportation

d)

landscape

12.

The name "Richmond" reflects which culture?

a)

Native American

b)

English

c)

American

d)

African

13.

The name "Roanoke" reflects which culture?

a)

African

b)

Native American

c)

American

d)

English

14.

In which two regions did the English and other Europeans primarily settle in?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Piedmont

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

15.

The Germans and Scots-Irish settled primarily where in Virginia? This place was along the migration route.

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Shenandoah Valley

c)

Coastal Banks

d)

Northern Virginia

16.

In which two regions did the Africans primarily settle in? Tobacco agriculture in these regions required a great deal of labor.

a)

Valley and Ridge

Blue Ridge Mountains

b)

Appalachian Plateau

Valley and Ridge

c)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

Piedmont

d)

Piedmont

Blue Ridge Mountains

17.

The culture of colonial Virginia reflected the beliefs, customs, and architecture of what 3 groups of people that were living there?

a)

Europeans

b)

Africans

c)

American Indians

d)

Asian

18.

What caused to adapt old customs to their new environments?

a)

invaders and migration

b)

families being separated and new areas

c)

migration and living in new areas

d)

ships arriving and migration

19.

Prior to the arrival of the settlers, ________ ________ lived throughout Virginia. After the settlers arrived, most were forced inland.

a)

indentured servants

b)

American Indians

c)

single women

d)

young families

20.

One of the factors related to the move from Jamestown to Williamsburg was the ___________ __________ was contaminated by seepage of salt water.

a)

food source

b)

wood supply

c)

drinking water

d)

invader's homes

21.

Another factor related to the move to Williamsburg was unhealthy living conditions caused what?

a)

fires

b)

diseases

c)

rats to invade

d)

arguments

22.

Another reason to move to Williamsburg was that _______ destroyed wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown.

a)

storms

b)

droughts

c)

floods

d)

fires

23.

Parliament believed it had they had the right to...

a)

Give money to the colonies

b)

Help the colonies

c)

Break away from the colonies

d)

Tax the colonies

24.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the __

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

The Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech

c)

Constitution

d)

The Help the Colonists Win Speech

25.

The Declaration of Independence Says All People are Created Equal and have rights to ______, ____, and the ___________.

a)

Life, money, and a house

b)

Freedom that you can die for

c)

Liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and freedom from taxes

d)

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

26.

The Continental Army was

a)

The British army

b)

The colonists' army

c)

The French army

d)

The Spanish army

27.

George Washington was the ___ of the Continental Army

a)

Commander-in-chief

b)

president

c)

fighter

d)

helper

28.

Who said "give me liberty or give me death!"?

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

George Washington

c)

James Lafayette

d)

Patrick Henry

29.

Who was a French Nobleman who helped us win the battle of Yorktown

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

James Lafayette

c)

George Washington

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

30.

Who was a slave who was a spy for the Continental army

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Lafayette

31.

The last major battle of the war was the Battle of ____

a)

Bull Run

b)

Yorktown

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Taxes

32.

What treaty was signed at the end of the war?

a)

The Treaty of Yorktown 1783

b)

The Treaty of the Revolutionary War

c)

The Treaty of Paris 1783

d)

The Treaty of Paris 1776

33.

During the war women

a)

Fought in the war

b)

Had less responsibility

c)

Moved to France

d)

Had more responsibility

34.

Some enslaved African Americans supported the ____ who promised them freedom

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Colonists

d)

No one

35.

Who was given the title "Father of the Constitution"?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

John Adams

36.

George Washington is often called ---

a)

"Father of our Country"

b)

"Father of the Constitution"

c)

"Father of Democracy"

d)

"Father of Presidents"

37.

Cheryl is writing a report on a famous Virginian. Her notes are above. Who is her report most likely about?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

George Mason

d)

Thomas Jefferson

38.

Who wrote the document above?

a)

George Mason

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

39.

Which phrases best complete the T-Chart about James Madison?

a)

He believed all people should be free to worship as they please.

b)

He believed in the importance of having a U.S. Constitution.

c)

He kept detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention.

d)

He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

40.

Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

a)

Dolley Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

James Lafayette

41.

During the Constitutional Convention, James Madison's skills at compromise helped --

a)

Thomas Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory from France

b)

to establish a king instead of a president

c)

the delegates reach agreements during the writing of the US Constitution

d)

the delegates to draft a statement of independence from Great Britain

42.

George Mason is best known for...

a)

writing the Constitution of the United States.

b)

writing the Declaration of Independence.

c)

writing the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom.

d)

writing the Virginia Declaration of Rights.

43.

Which two documents did Thomas Jefferson write?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

c)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

Constitution of the United States

44.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)
trading
c)
industrialized
45.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
slave labor
b)
water power
c)
factories
46.
 _____ states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be "free states"
a)
Western
b)
Southern
c)
Northern
47.
________ campaigned or worked to get the United States government to end slavery.
a)
Politicians
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Crusaders
48.
_____ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia in 1831.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Nat Turner
c)
John Brown
49.
 Southern states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be ______.
a)
free states
b)
slave states
c)
United States
50.
After ______ became President of the United States in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the Union.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
James Monroe
c)
John Adams
51.
The capital of the Confederacy was ____.
a)
Washington
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
52.
Conflicts grew between the _____ counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and _____ counties that favored the abolition of slavery.
a)
northern, western
b)
eastern, western
c)
northern, southern
53.
Virginians were divided about secession from the Union which led to the formation of ____.
a)
Tennessee
b)
West Virginia
c)
Kentucky
54.
The Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated Union troops in a battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1862 was General ________.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
55.
President Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports. An important sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the ____ (Union) and the _____ (Confederate) took place in waters near Hampton and Norfolk.
a)
Monitor, Manassas
b)
Monitor, Merrimack
c)
Saratoga, Merrimack
56.
The Civil War ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 at _______.
a)
The White House
b)
The Capitol building in Richmond
c)
Appomattox Court House
57.
When did the Civil War end?
a)
April, 1864
b)
April, 1863
c)
April, 1865
58.
Which of the following best completes the timeline?
a)
Surrender by Grant at Appomattox
b)
Seige of Petersburg won by Lee
c)
Richmond held by the Confederates
d)
Surrender by Lee at Appomattox
59.
The economy in the southern part of the United States was dependent on ___.
a)
agriculture
b)
donations
c)
commercials
d)
industries
60.

What is Reconstruction?

a)

It is a period when the North rejoined the Union after the Civil War.

b)

It is a period when the South rejoined the Union after the Civil War.

c)

It is a period when the United States rejoined the Union after the Civil War.

d)

It is a period when the Yankees rejoined the Union after the Civil War.

61.

What was Jim Crow laws?

a)

It was laws that kept African American separate from other Americans.

b)

It was laws that kept Native Americans separate from other Americans.

c)

It was laws that kept African American separate from other Native Americans.

d)

It was laws that kept Americans separate from other Native Americans.

62.

What was the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

It was an agency set up by Congress to give support to poor blacks only.

b)

It was an agency set up by Congress to give support to poor Native Americans.

c)

It was an agency set up by Congress to give support to poor blacks and whites.

d)

It was an agency set up by Congress to give support to poor whites only.

63.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
64.

Which workers in the South rented farms and paid rent with cash or crops?

a)

Tenant farmers

b)

Plantation owners

c)

Slaves

d)

Sharecroppers

65.

The Freedmens' Bureau did the following:

a)

helped newly freed men find jobs

b)

helped newly freed people find housing

c)

created schools for African Americans

d)

all of the above

66.

When did segregation end?

a)

right after The Civil War

b)

right after Reconstruction

c)

not until The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s

d)

In 2020

67.

What is sharecropping?

a)

A fair system that gave African Americans jobs

b)

A system of selling crops to England and France

c)

A system of renting land and promising to pay with a share of the crops raised

68.

What resource was mined in the Appalachian Plateau Region that became the area's main industry?

a)

gold

b)

oil

c)

steel

d)

coal

69.

What happened to Virginia's cities after the Civil War and Reconstruction?

a)

Everyone left the cities to start new lives in the western territories.

b)

Most people in the cities bought land and began tobacco farming.

c)

The cities stayed the same.

d)

The cities grew with people, businesses, and factories.

70.

Which of the following defines discrimination?

a)

Treating all races and nationalities equally

b)

The ability to legally own land

c)

The process a person must go through in order to vote

d)

Unfair difference in the treatment of people

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