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Virginia Studies Spiral

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Native American tribe lived in the coastal region of Virginia?

a)

Powhatan tribe

b)

Cherokee tribe

c)

Navajo tribe

d)

Sioux tribe

2.

Which Native American tribe lived in the Piedmont region of Virginia?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Monacan

c)

Algonquian

d)

Iroquois

3.

What were some of the foods that the Virginia Native American tribes ate?

a)

Corn, beans, squash, fish, meat, wild fruits and vegetables

b)

Beef, chicken, pork

c)

Lobster, shrimp, crab

d)

Rice, potatoes, bread

4.

What is NOT a reason the capital moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg

a)

The drinking water in Jamestown was contaminated by salt water.

b)

Many buildings in Jamestown were destroyed by fire.

c)

The unhealthy living conditions in Jamestown caused diseases.

d)

Williamsburg had more slaves.

5.

Which culture groups settled in the Valley and Ridge region?

a)

Monacan and English

b)

Cherokee and Powhatan

c)

English and French

d)

Germans and Scots-Irish

6.

People living in colonial Virginia depended on which of the following resources to produce the goods

and services they needed?

a)

Human

b)

Natural

c)

Capital

d)

Mechanical

7.

Which is NOT an example of a cultural landscape?

a)

House

b)

Peninsula

c)

Church

d)

Barn

8.

George Washington provided leadership for the colonists by -

a)

serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army

b)

writing the Declaration of Independence

c)

leading the British militia

d)

fighting against the American Indians

9.

The colonists believed that Parliament did not have the right to tax them because-

a)

they already paid taxes to France

b)

they had no representation in Parliament

c)

they released legal authority of the colonies to the British Parliament

d)

the royal governor excused them from all taxes

10.

What would be the best caption for the painting above?

a)

A famous Virginia general during the Revolution

b)

An American ambassador to England who served as a spy

c)

An enslaved African American who served as a spy in the Continental Army

d)

An American commander-in-chief during the French and Indian War

11.

Virginians were divided about independence. Some remained neutral, some were loyal to Great Britain, and the rest considered themselves -

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Burgesses

d)

pioneers