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Virginia Studies Review Quiz

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Virginia region is located directly west of the natural border shown on the map?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Valley and Ridge
2.
Which map shows Virginia's Piedmont region shaded?
a)
Map A
b)
Map B
c)
Map C
d)
Map D
3.
The Blue Ridge Mountains region is located between the-
a)
Appalachian Plateau and Coastal Plains region
b)
Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions
c)
Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions
d)
Appalachian Plateau and Valley and Ridge Regions
4.
Which region is identified by the number 5?
a)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
5.
What do the Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond have in common?
a)
Both were used as a source of food for Virginia's early settlers
b)
Both are located in the Costal Plain region of Virginia
c)
Both flow into the Chesapeake Bay
d)
Both provided a transportation link to the Eastern Shore
6.
Which city is located along the Potomac River?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Fredericksburg
c)
Alexandria
d)
Yorktown
7.
The rivers on the map flow into the - 
a)
Potomac River
b)
James River
c)
Narragansett Bay
d)
Chesapeake Bay
8.
Virginia's Eastern Shore is - 
a)
a plateau
b)
a mountain range
c)
an island
d)
a peninsula 
9.
Which region is identified as number 1?
a)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Piedmont
10.
What is the largest region of Virginia?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
c)
Piedmont
d)
Valley and Ridge
11.
Which two cities are located on the James River?
a)
Jamestown & Alexandria
b)
Yorktown & Richmond
c)
Jamestown & Richmond
d)
Richmond & Yorktown
12.
The city of Alexandria is located along the ___ River.
a)
York
b)
James
c)
Potomac
d)
Rappahannock
13.
The cities of Jamestown and Richmond are located along the ____ River.
a)
York
b)
Rappahannock
c)
James
d)
Potomac
14.
The city of Fredericksburg is located along the ____ River.
a)
York
b)
Potomac
c)
Rappahannock
d)
James
15.
Which region includes the Eastern Shore?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Piedmont
d)
Valley and 
16.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are east of which region?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Piedmont
d)
Tidewater
17.
Which region is a source of many Virginia rivers?
a)
Coastal Plain 
b)
Eastern Shore
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Appalachian Plateau
18.
Which river flows through Fredericksburg?
a)
Potomac River
b)
Rappahannock River
c)
James River
d)
York River
19.
Which river flows through Alexandria?
a)
Potomac River
b)
York River
c)
James River
d)
\Rappahannock River
20.
Which region name means "land at the foot of the mountains"?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Piedmont
d)
Appalachian Plateau
21.
--- is a shallow, natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp, located in the Coastal Plain.
a)
Lake Draining
b)
Lake Washington
c)
Lake Drummond
d)
Lake Chesapeake
22.
Which region is between the Appalachian Plateau and Blue Ridge Mountains?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
c)
Piedmont
d)
Valley and Ridge
23.

Select all the important people of the American Revolution.

a)

Marquis De Lafayette

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

John Brown

d)

Robert Smalls

24.

Select all the branches of government.

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Federalists

d)

Judicial

25.

What was the first land battle of the American Revolution?

a)

The Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

The Battle of Great Bridge

c)

The Battle at Lexington

d)

The Battle of the Dragoons

26.

Who warned Thomas Jefferson that a company of British soldiers were on their way to capture him?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Banastre Tarleton

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Jack Jouett

27.

After a battle near Norfolk, Virginia Lord Dunmore left the colony. What was the effect of this?

a)

The British Army captured Richmond.

b)

The Patriot gunpowder was removed from Williamsburg.

c)

Virginia was never under British rule again.

d)

Patrick Henry gave a speech calling for immediate war with England.

28.

Why did the capital move from Williamsburg to Richmond?

a)

It decreased the possibility of a British attack by sea.

b)

The weather was much warmer in Richmond.

c)

The capitol building in Williamsburg was burned by Loyalists.

d)

Lord Dunmore dismissed the General Assembly and they went to Richmond to have a secret meeting.

29.

Where was the final battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Yorktown, Virginia

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Vincennes, Louisiana

d)

Concord, Massachusetts

30.

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

31.

What are two effects of the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

James Lafayette left Virginia to settle in Panama.

b)

Cornwallis surrendered the British Army to George Washington.

c)

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

d)

The Marquis de Lafayette became Mayor of Yorktown.

32.

These statesmen were going to write a new plan of government for the new nation. This new plan would be called the ___________________.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Charter

c)

English right

d)

United States Constitution.

33.

Two of Virginia’s greatest statesmen were ?

a)

Thomas Jefferson and Abe Lincoln

b)

George Washington and Abe Lincoln

c)

James Madison and George Washington

d)

James Monroe and Ben Franklin

34.

What year did each new state send its greatest statesmen to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Constitutional Convention.

a)

1781

b)

1799

c)

1784

d)

1787

35.

He would also serve as a model of leadership for future presidents. Because of his many contributions, he is called the “Father of Our Country.”

a)

George Washington Carver

b)

George Bush

c)

George Washington

d)

George W. Bush

36.

What war ended in 1781?

a)

Civil War

b)

World War II

c)

King George's War

d)

American Revolution

37.

Who is known as the Father of the Constitution and the fourth President?

a)

James Madison

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Donald Trump

d)

George Washington

38.
Who believed they had the legal authority to govern the colonies?
a)
George Washington
b)
Great Britain
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
The colonies
39.
Who felt they had the right to tax the colonies?
a)
Parliment
b)
King James
c)
George Washington
d)
the colonists
40.
Which document states all people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
a)
The Virginia charters
b)
The Constitution
c)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
d)
The Declaration of Independence
41.
What document was created to express the grievances against the King of England?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Magna Carta
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Second Constitution
42.
Which is true? 
a)
Loyalists were loyal to the King.
b)
Loyalists were loyal to the colonies.
c)
Patriots were patriotic to the King.
d)
Patriots were British soldiers.
43.
What was the name of the governing body in Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
Governor
d)
House of Burgesses
44.
James Lafayette was-
a)
a loyalist
b)
a king
c)
a soldier
d)
an enslaved African American
45.
During the Revolutionary War, the group most likely to join the Continental Army to gain their freedom were the-
a)
Patriots
b)
American Indians
c)
enslaved African Americans
d)
Loyalists
46.
Who was famous for speaking out against taxation without representation?
a)
John Smith
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
47.
What was the first land battle fought in Virginia?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Great Bridge
c)
Jamestown
d)
Richmond
48.
What was the first land battle fought in Virginia?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Great Bridge
c)
Jamestown
d)
Richmond
49.
What do you call a crop grown to sell for money rather then for use by the grower?
a)
succotash
b)
cash crop
c)
savings
d)
cash cow
50.
What region was NOT considered the traditional homelands of the Native Americans?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Tidewater
d)
Valley and Ridge
51.
What is a good or service owed to another person?
a)
debt
b)
credit
c)
money
d)
savings
52.
Which two documents provided Virginians with significant rights?
a)
The Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
The Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
The Bill of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
d)
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
53.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights stating that all Virginians have many rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
54.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
George Mason
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
55.
What influenced the movement of people and ideas as Virginians moved to and beyond the Virginia frontier?
a)
climate
b)
cultures
c)
landscape
d)
geography
56.
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
57.
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
58.
As Virginians moved, they took their _____, _____, and _____ with them.
a)
books, clothing, and furniture
b)
children, livestock, and pets
c)
traditions, ideas, and cultures
d)
maps, tools, and weapons
59.
Virginians _________ into western territories, looking for large areas of land and new opportunities.
a)
migrated
b)
irrigated
c)
populated
d)
marched
60.
Migrating west, settlers crossed the ________ Mountains through the _____Gap as they migrated to new lands.
a)
Smoky Mountains; Indian Gap
b)
Allegheny Mountains; Cumberland Gap
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains; Snickers Gap
d)
Appalachian Mountains; Cumberland Gap
61.

VS.1b - What was were the results of the American victory at Yorktown?

a)

the British fled to the city of Norfolk

b)

the British army surrendered

c)

the battle marked the end of the war

d)

slaves in America gained their freedom

62.

VS.1d/8a - Based on the diagram of economic activity above, what would most likely happen if a farmer were to grow less crops than expected?

a)

the land owner would decrease the amount of crops to be shared with them

b)

the farmer would not be able to pay off debts for that year

c)

the farmer would be able to make enough money to cover the loss of crops

d)

the land owner would pay off the farmer's debts

63.

VS.1b/3g - Which of the following best completes the diagram?

a)

the British lower taxes

b)

the American Revolution begins

c)

conflict increases between English settlers and Native peoples

d)

public schools are built

64.

VS.1c/5a - Which statements below best apply to the shaded part of the diagram above?

a)

authority to govern belongs to the King

b)

have the right to tax colonists

c)

no taxation without representation

d)

authority to govern belongs to the people

65.

VS.1f - Put these events in order, from earliest to most recent.

a)

2,1,3,4

b)

4,3,1,2

c)

3,1,2,4

d)

1,3,4,2

66.

VS.1g - Over time, American Indians began to view settlers in Jamestown as -

a)

temporary visitors

b)

invaders who would take their lands

c)

a great benefit to their future

d)

a growing threat to their resources

e)

people who could help them modernize

67.

VS.1a/2f - Which artifacts would have been used by the Werowocomoco?

a)
b)
c)
d)

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