Virginia Studies Review

Which state does NOT border Virginia?
1. Mississippi
2. Maryland
3. North Carolina
4. Kentucky
Which body of water borders the Eastern Shore of Virginia to the west?
1. Chesapeake Bay
2. James River
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Potomac River
What word means an area of elevated land that is flat on top?
1. plateau
2. peninsula
3. plain
4. mountain
Which geographic region has flat land?
1. Coastal Plain region
2. Blue Ridge Mountains region
3. Valley and Ridge region
4. Appalachian Plateau region
Which geographic region is located where you see the letter A?
1. Blue Ridge Mountains region
2. Valley and Ridge region
3. Piedmont region
4. Tidewater region
Which of the following is land surrounded by water on three sides?
1. peninsula
2. mountain
3. plain
4. plateau
Which of these is NOT true about hardships faced by the settlers of Jamestown?
1. American Indians spread diseases to the colonists.
2. Many of the colonists were not used to hard work.
3. Jamestown ran low on food.
4. Colonists got sick by drinking impure water.
What river is the arrow pointing to?
1. James River
2. York River
3. Rappahannock
4. Potomac
In the colonial times, people who worked without receiving wages for five to seven years in return for getting their passage to the colonies were called ______.
1. indentured servants
2. sharecroppers
3. apprentices
4. slaves
Jamestown was mostly an economic venture, meaning the main purpose for settling was _____.
1. to make money
2. to make friends with the Native Americans
3. to find a new trade route to the Indies
4. to defend themselves from the Spanish
In 1619, people from Virginia's counties voted for representatives to America's first elected government. This government was called the _____.
1. House of Burgesses
2. Parliament
3. Senate
4. Congress
What became the most profitable agricultural product during colonial times?
1. tobacco
2. corn
3. beans
4. squash
Fredericksburg is located along which river?
1. Rappahannock
2. Potomac
3. York
4. James
According to this time line, at what point did a large group of women arrive?
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
Which language was spoken primarily by the Native Americans living in the Tidewater (Coastal Plain) region?
1. Algonquian
2. Siouan
3. Cherokee
4. Iroquoian
Where did the Germans and Scotch-Irish primarily settle in Virginia?
1. Shenandoah Valley
2. Piedmont region
3. Eastern Shore
4. Appalachian Plateau
Where did the English surrender after the Revolutionary War?
1. Yorktown
2. Williamsburg
3. Richmond
4. Jamestown
Which culture does the name of Richmond reflect?
1. English
2. African
3. Native American
4. Scotch-Irish
Which part of Virginia's government dates back to colonial Jamestown?
1. The General Assembly
2. The VA Senate
3. The VA Supreme Court
4. The County Board of Supervisors
A cash crop _____.
1. is grown to sell for profit
2. can only be grown in a warm climate
3. costs a lot to grow because the seeds are expensive
4. is grown to feed the whole community
Which river lies farthest north?
1. Potomac
2. Rappahannock
3. York
4. James
In Colonial Virginia, there were no _____.
1. banks
2. farms
3. towns
4. laws
Which of the following was the first capital of Virginia?
1. Jamestown
2. Williamsburg
3. Richmond
4. Washington, DC
Which of the following was NOT a reason the English built their settlement at Jamestown?
1. They knew there was gold and silver there.
2. It was deep enough for ships to dock.
3. It was easy to defend from the Spanish.
4. They believed there was a supply of fresh water.
Captain John Smith helped the colonists by providing _____.
1. strong leadership
2. better supplies from England
3. more land
4. new laws
Virginia's farmers needed credit because _____.
1. they could not sell their crops until they were harvested, but they needed supplies before that
2. they were able to produce all they needed to survive
3. they needed British currency to buy the goods from the Native Americans
4. they couldn't grow tobacco every year
Which of the following was NOT a reason the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
1. It was hard to defend against attack by the English.
2. It was continually being destroyed by fire.
3. The area was filled with disease-carrying mosquitoes.
4. There was little fresh water.
Which of the following was an African-American slave from Virginia who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
1. James Armistead Lafayette
2. George Mason
3. Patrick Henry
4. Marquis de Lafayette
Which language was spoken primarily in the Piedmont region?
1. Siouan
2. Cherokee
3. Algonquian
4. Iroquoian
In the fall, the Native Americans got food mostly by _____.
1. harvesting crops
2. planting crops
3. picking berries
4. hunting small animals
What was England hoping to find in America?
1. gold and silver
2. Native Americans
3. rounded mountains
4. the Spanish
Who were the Powhatans?
1. a large group of Algonquian-speaking people who lived in the Coastal Plain
2. a powerful people of the Iroquoian language group
3. a people of the Siouan language group who lived in the Piedmont region
4. a Pawmunkey group that lived in southwestern Virginia
Who was the commander and chief of the Continental Army?
1. George Washington
2. Patrick Henry
3. George Mason
4. James Madison
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights that states that all Virginians should have certain rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press?
1. George Mason
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. George Washington
4. Patrick Henry
What contribution did Thomas Jefferson make to Virginia and the new nation?
1. He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
2. He created the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
3. He presented the Virginia Convention's statement to the Second Continental Congress.
4. He wrote the US Constitution.
Who believed that the English and Native Americans could live in harmony?
1. Pocahontas
2. Captain John Smith
3. Captain Christopher Newport
4. Chief Powhatan
Name the man who inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying "give me liberty of give me death."
1. Patrick Henry
2. James Madison
3. George Washington
4. Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom?
1. Thomas Jefferson
2. George Mason
3. James Madison
4. George Washington
Name the man who believed in the importance of having a United States Constitution. He kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention and later became known as the "Father of our Constitution."
1. James Madison
2. George Washington
3. Patrick Henry
4. Thomas Jefferson
Which of the following was NOT true of the American colonists in Virginia?
1. Some became part of the Powhatan nation.
2. Some were loyal to the English.
3. Some were neutral.
4. Some served in the Continental Army.
What were the three American Indian language groups spoken in Virginia around 1607?
1. Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian
2. Algonquian, Powhatan, and Siouan
3. Siouan, Cherokee, and Iroquoian
4. Iroquoian, Cherokee, and Powhatan
What was the importance of the charters granted to the Virginia Company?
1. It allowed the company to establish a colony in the New World.
2. It took away the rights of colonists who traveled to North America.
3. It gave ships and supplies to the settlers.
4. It helped create peace between the settlers and the Native Americans.
The arrival of the Africans made it possible to expand the __________ economy.
1. tobacco
2. corn
3. poultry
4. coal
Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural landscape?
1. rivers
2. barns
3. homes
4. places of worship
The Africans primarily settled in which two regions?
1. Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions
2. Coastal Plain and Valley and Ridge regions
3. Coastal Plain and Appalachian Plateau regions
4. Coastal Plain and Blue Ridge Mountain regions
Which of the following is NOT a factor that led to move of the capital from Williamsburg to Richmond?
1. Richmond was closer to the Chesapeake Bay.
2. The population was moving westward.
3. Richmond had a more central location.
4. Richmond's location was better for trading.
Which of the following means trading or exchanging of goods and services without the use of money?
1. barter
2. credit
3. debt
4. savings
What was the legislative body in England before and after the Revolutionary War?
1. The Parliament
2. The Senate
3. The House of Burgesses
4. The Royal Governor
What is another word for currency?
1. money
2. banks
3. debt
4. credit
Which culture does the name of Roanoke reflect?
1. English
2. African
3. Native American
4. Scotch-Irish
The Cumberland Gap is located _____.
1. where Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet
2. in the Shenandoah Valley
3. between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions
4. on the Eastern Shore

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Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2002 Tami Maloney; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2002 Tami Maloney; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.