How did the Powhatan Indians help the settlers at Jamestown?

By trading with them and teaching them to hunt & grow crops

What did John Brown do to try to end slavery?

Raided the armory at Harper's Ferry to start a slave revolt.

Separating people based on race or religion

What landmarks did Virginians cross as they migrated west?

Appalachian Mountains and Cumberland Gap

Who was James Lafayette?

a slave who fought with the Patriots and earned his freedom

Who was George C. Marshall?

Military leader who created an economic plan for world peace

What can we infer from the artifacts found in Jamestown?

The settlers interacted with the local Powhatan Indians.

Which is NOT a reason that the capital moved to Williamsburg?

The Indians chased everyone out of Jamestown.

Who was Arthur R. Ashe Jr.?

first black tennis player to win a major championship

Which document says that people should be free to worship as they please?

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Why is Maggie Walker famous?

First African American woman to be a bank president

What was Massive Resistance?

Virginia's government trying not to integrate schools.

What did the native Indians of Virginia use for survival?

natural materials found in the environment

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1
Where did the British army surrender to the Continental Army?
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Great Bridge
2
Which is NOT true about Richmond during the Civil War?
The Union won the Battle of Richmond.
The war ended here.
It was the capital of the Confederacy.
It was burned by the Confederacy.
3
What is the term for people who wanted to end slavery?
actionists
absolutists
abolitionists
agriculturalists
4
Where did the Germans and Scots-Irish settle?
Coastal Plain
West Virginia
Appalachian Plateau
Shenandoah Valley
5
What is the border between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont
James River
Fall Line
Potomac River
Blue Ridge Mountains
6
How did the Powhatan Indians help the settlers at Jamestown?
By building their houses
By taking over control of Jamestown
By leaving so they could have all the land
By trading with them and teaching them to hunt & grow crops
7
Who inspired the Patriots by saying, "Give me liberty or give me death?"
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
George Mason
Patrick Henry
8
What did John Brown do to try to end slavery?
Voted for the Emancipation Proclamation
Freed all his slaves
Raided the armory at Harper's Ferry to start a slave revolt.
Led a revolt against plantation owners
9
Which branch of government do the courts belong to?
legislative
executive
judicial
10
What is segregation?
Separating crops
Separating people based on race or religion
Giving freed slaves new jobs
11
What landmarks did Virginians cross as they migrated west?
Appalachian Mountains and Cumberland Gap
Rocky Mountains and Cumberland Gap
Chesapeake Bay and Cumberland Gap
Chesapeake Bay and Rocky Mountains
12
Define debt.
money paid for goods or services
making a profit
Trading
money owed to someone else
13
What nickname do we use for George Washington?
Father of Britain
Father of our Country
Father of Virginia
Father of the Constitution
14
What is another word for farming?
indentured
agriculture
archaeologist
Appalachia
15
What is the legislative branch of Virginia called today?
House of Burgesses
Supreme Court
General Assembly
16
Who took over Jamestown and was a good leader?
John Smith
John Rolfe
King James
Christopher Newport
17
Which governor supported racial equality?
Harry S. Byrd Sr.
Arthur Ashe
Woodrow Wilson
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
18
What agency helped the freed African-Americans after the Civil War?
Congress
Freedmen's Bureau
Freed Slaves Agency
Confederacy
19
Who was James Lafayette?
a slave who fought with the Patriots and earned his freedom
the governor of Virginia
a French military leader who helped the Patriots
the leader of the British Army
20
Who could be a burgess?
Anyone who lived in Virginia.
Any white people in Virginia.
Only the governor
White men
21
Who was George C. Marshall?
A leader of Massive Resistance
President during the Civil War
The 20th president who wrote a plan for world peace
Military leader who created an economic plan for world peace
22
Define cash crop.
All the crops you grow.
A crop grown to eat.
A crop grown to sell.
Extra crops you don't need.
23
What was the name of the Company that sent settlers to Jamestown?
The London Company of England
The Virginia Company of London
The Jamestown Company
The English Company
24
The colonists were angry because they had no _______________ in Parliament.
explanation
competition
representation
assistance
25
Name a place in Virginia that reflects native Indian culture.
Roanoke
Richmond
Jamestown
Williamsburg
26
Who surveyed the Dismal Swamp?
George Washington
King James
John Smith
John Rolfe
27
What can we infer from the artifacts found in Jamestown?
The settlers were from England.
The settlers in Jamestown all died.
The settlers interacted with the local Powhatan Indians.
The settlers in Jamestown knew how to survive on their own.
28
Which river forms a natural border between Virginia and Maryland?
Rappahannock
James
Potomac
York
29
Which is NOT a reason that the capital moved to Williamsburg?
Jamestown had dirty drinking water.
There was disease in Jamestown.
The Indians chased everyone out of Jamestown.
Fire destroyed buildings in Jamestown.
30
What year did the House of Burgesses start?
1619
1640
1607
1600
31
When did the first Africans come to Virginia?
1607
1600
1619
1640
32
What is the name of the governing body of England?
Congress
General Assembly
Parliament
House of Burgesses
33
Which region produces coal?
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Appalachian Plateau
Valley and Ridge
34
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Robert E. Lee
Patrick Henry
35
Which region did the Monacan live in?
Valley and Ridge
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Coastal Plain
36
Which is not a product of the Valley and Ridge region?
tobacco
beef
dairy
poultry
37
Who was Arthur R. Ashe Jr.?
civil rights lawyer
first black president
first black tennis player to win a major championship
first black governor
38
The governor is the head of which branch of government?
legislative
judicial
executive
39
Which city is located on the Potomac River?
Jamestown
Yorktown
Richmond
Alexandria
40
Which side of the Civil War did most white Virginians support?
Union
Confederacy
Patriots
British
41
What rule did John Smith make?
Don't trade with the Indians.
Nobody can have food.
No money, no food
No work, no food.
42
What are the two parts of the General Assembly?
Senate and House of Representatives
House of Delegates and House of Burgesses
Congress and House of Delegates
Senate & House of Delegates
43
Who was Jamestown named after?
King James
Mr. James
the captain of the ship
James Smith
44
Who was the general of the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
45
Which document says that people should be free to worship as they please?
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
46
Which is NOT a way that James Madison helped write the Constitution?
he kept detailed notes during the convention
he made all the laws
he believed we needed a U. S. Constitution
he was good at compromise
47
Why is Maggie Walker famous?
First African American woman to be president
Helped the Underground Railroad
First African American woman to be a bank president
First African American governor
48
Which governor worked to improve roads and modernize state government?
Harry S. Byrd Sr.
Woodrow Wilson
George C. Marshall
L. Douglas Wilder
49
Which was a major Powhatan village in the 1600s?
Werowocomoco
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Jamestown
50
What was Massive Resistance?
Virginia's government not letting the slaves go free.
Virginia's government trying to integrate schools.
Virginia's government trying not to integrate schools.
Virginia's plan to start separate but equal schools.
51
What did the native Indians of Virginia use for survival?
materials brought here from England
materials from Jamestown
materials from Canada
natural materials found in the environment
52
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
The president during the Civil War
20th century president who wrote a plan for world peace.
A leader of Massive Resistance
Military leader who created an economic plan for world peace
53
Which document states that Virginians have many rights, such as freedom of the press?
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Bill of Rights
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
54
What did Nat Turner do?
fought for the Confederacy
led a slave revolt against plantation owners
helped the Underground Railroad
raided the armory at Harper's Ferry
55
Where is the current capital of Virginia?
Williamsburg
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Jamestown
56
Which branch of government makes the laws?
legislative
executive
judicial
57
Which was a problem in Virginia after the Civil War?
Everyone moved North.
The economy was in ruins.
The freed slaves took over the government.
There weren't enough slaves.
58
Sailors from what European country found slaves in Angola?
France
Spain
England
Portugal
59
During the Civil War, most American Indians were...
neutral
Confederates
Patriots
slaves
60
What is Virginia's westernmost region?
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
61
What did Jim Crow laws do?
Helped the freed African Americans
gave freedmen the right to vote
made segregation legal
freed the slaves
62
Parliament and the colonists disagreed over who had _________ in the colonies.
legal authority
freedom
money
ownership
63
Who was Oliver W. Hill?
leader of Massive Resistance
civil rights lawyer
first African American president
first African American governor
64
When King James decided to take over the Virginia colony, it became what kind of colony?
royal
new
normal
business
65
Describe the economy of the Northern states before the Civil War.
industrialized
agricultural
66
Why did England want a settlement in the New World?
They couldn't live in England anymore
for economic reasons (money and power)
for fun
To go to war with Spain
67
What document said that all men are created equal?
Virginia Charter
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
68
How many Indian language groups were there in Virginia?
3
4
1
2
69
Which tribe spoke an Algonquian language?
Siouan
Powhatan
Monacan
Cherokee
70
Why was tobacco so important to the colonists?
It wasn't important.
They traded it with the Indians.
They could sell it in England.
They could eat it.
71
What is our government in Virginia called today?
House of Leaders
Virginia Government
House of Burgesses
General Assembly
72
What is sharecropping?
Plantation owners sharing their crops with others.
Poor farmers can rent land and pay with part of their crops.
Everyone in town shares their crops.
Two farmers share a field and all their crops.
73
Jamestown was settled in what year?
1619
1607
1670
1600
74
What did the southern states call themselves after they seceded?
Confederate States of America
Southern States of America
Confederate Colonies of America
United States of America
75
What is a plateau?
land that is bordered on three sides by water
a low area of land between hills
land that is flat and higher than the land around it
land that is surrounded by water on all sides
76
What event caused the southern states to secede?
The Emancipation Proclamation
The election of Abraham Lincoln
The Civil War
77
Where did the slave trade start?
Virginia
Portugal
Angola
England
78
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Mason
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
79
Who was Harry F. Byrd, Sr.?
An abolitionist
Virginia's first black governor
A leader of Massive Resistance
A president
80
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Richmond
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Battle of Yorktown
81
Why is the Virginia Colony's government important to us?
It showed what doesn't work in government.
We still use this form of government today.
It is why we have a president.
It let everyone vote.
82
What did the Supreme Court decide in Brown vs. The Board of Education?
Separate but equal schools are ok.
Separate but equal schools are unconstitutional.
Virginia can close its schools.
Virginia can have separate schools.
83
Name a place in Virginia that reflects English culture.
Roanoke
Richmond
Rappahannock River
Chesapeake Bay
84
What did George Mason write?
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
U. S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
85
Describe the economy of the Southern states before the Civil War.
industrialized
agricultural
86
Jamestown was settled by people from what country?
Europe
America
England
France
87
Where do most of the state-recognized Indian tribes in Virginia live today?
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
Coastal Plain
Blue Ridge Mountains
88
Name the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Jamestown
Werowocomoco
89
After the Civil War, African Americans had power in Virginia's government. What was the effect?
All freedmen got jobs.
VA passed Jim Crow laws to limit the rights of freedmen.
Black and white people were treated equally in Virginia.
90
What type of land formation is the Eastern Shore?
peninsula
mountain
city
island
91
Describe the Coastal Plain/Tidewater region.
low, flat land
old rounded mountains
rolling hills
elevated flat land
92
After Jamestown, the capital of Virginia moved to...
Williamsburg
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Roanoke
93
Which group fought for independence from Britain?
Loyalists
Patriots
Neutralists
Confederates
94
What state is north of Virginia?
North Carolina
Tennessee
Maryland
Kentucky
95
Why did West Virginia become a state?
To create a new slave state.
The slaves moved west.
The people in the western part of VA didn't like slavery.
They wanted to secede from the Union.
96
The Virginia Company of London sold ______ to pay for the expedition.
clothes
stock
ships
trees
97
How many regions does Virginia have?
3
5
4
6
98
What are indentured servants?
People who owned slaves.
Slaves
People who owned workers.
People who worked for 7 yrs for a free trip to the colonies.
99
What was Reconstruction?
The period of rebuilding the country after the Civil War.
The time period of rebuilding Richmond.
The period of building the country after the Revolution.
The time period before the Civil War.
100
Fredericksburg is located on which river?
Potomac
James
Rappahannock
York
101
Where was the battle of the ironclads fought?
Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg
Richmond
In the waters near Norfolk and Hampton.
102
What important crop did the settlers start to grow?
beans
tomato
corn
tobacco
103
The Cherokee were part of which language group?
Algonquian
Siouan
Iroquoian
Pueblo
104
How was the governor of the Virginia Colony chosen?
The citizens elected him.
John Smith picked him.
Christopher Newport picked him.
The king appointed him.
105
Which is NOT a way that Virginia began to grow after Reconstruction?
Tobacco became an important industry.
Railroads helped businesses and industries grow.
People migrated away from Virginia.
Coal was found in Tazewell County.
106
What is integration?
Closing schools
Separate but equal schools
Full equality for all races in public services
Separating people based on race
107
Who is the Father of the Constitution?
George Mason
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
108
What happened at Appomattox Courthouse?
General Lee surrendered to Stonewall Jackson.
Stonewall Jackson died.
General Grant surrendered to General Lee.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant
109
What is representative government?
There are no leaders in government.
The citizens elect people to represent them in government.
The king appoints the leaders.
The people represent themselves in government.
110
Most colonial Virginians lived on...
the beach
plantations
cities
small farms

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