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4th grade Virginia Studies SOL test
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Which type of environment covered most of the land in colonial Virginia?
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The legislative branch of government in Virginia is called -
The House of Representatives
The Virginia General Assembly
The House of Burgesses
The White House
3
Virginians moved west -
to find more Indian tribes
to look for new opportunies and better farmland
to work in factories
because they hated the weather
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The Constitution of the United States -
lists the states and their capitals
lists the freedoms of Americans
declared independence from England
is the plan for our government
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What branch of Virginia government makes laws?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
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The English and Africans settled mainly in what regions?
Blue Ridge and Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau and Coastal Plain
France and Italy
Coastal Plain and Piedmont
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What was one result of growing tobacco in Virginia?
It was hard on the soil so farmers looked for new farmland
It increased job opportunities for American Indians
It improved the working conditions of African Slaves
Provided few earnings so planters turned to planting cotton
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Tobacco farming was -
hard on the soil
a bad idea
not worth the time
good for the soil
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Most Virginians in Colonial Virginia lived on large plantations.
False
True
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In Virginia's history, Powhatan is important because he
offered help to Spanish soldiers
taught the settlers the Siouan language
provided leadership to the American Indians
Began trading with British Parliament
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Which name shows the influence of American Indian culture?
Yorktown
Roanoke
Richmond
Jamestown
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What mountain range would settlers cross when moving west?
Rockies
Ozarks
Catskills
Appalachian
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What was the main goal of the stock holders who financed Jamestown?
drawing maps
building ships
making money
growing cotton
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Which words best take the place of the question mark?
Williamsburg becomes Virginia's capital
Jamestown settlement is founded
Virginia Declaration of Rights is created
Declaration of Independence is written
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Which geographic region of Virginia has many rolling hills and waterfalls?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Coastal Plain and Tidewater
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
James Madison
George Mason
Thomas Jeffersom
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What important rights are written in the Declaration of Independence?
Dogs, cats, and mice
Food, water and shelter
Reading, writing, and math
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
18
Scots-Irish settlers primarily made their homes in the Shenandoah Valley because it was
close to the Chesapeake Bay
along the migration route
next to the Tennessee boarder
near the state capital
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What document states that VIRGINIANS have the right to worship as they please?
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Virginia State Legislature Paper
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Storekeepers during this time mainly received payment by
offering credit to the settlers for goods
excepting checks from English banks
accepting gold from English ships
offering to share goods with the settlers
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The capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond because fire burned buildings.
False
True
22
What was the first land battle of the Revolutionary War fought in Virginia?
Monitor Merrimack
Fredericksburg
Great Bridge
Norfolk
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When did colonial farmers pay their debts?
Sundays
When they harvested their crops
Never
When the ships arrived
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Who spoke out against unfair taxes by saying, "Give me liberty or give me death?"
George Washington
Stonewell Jackson
George Mason
Patrick Henry
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What branch of Virginia government makes sure the laws are carried out?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
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Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
Tom Mason
James Madison
George Washington
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The leader of the executive branch of government in Virginia is -
Donald Trump
the governor
the President
the police
28
Which region of Virginia will Roberts family visit last?
Coastal Plain Tidewater
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Plateau
29
Which region of Virginia is the best title for this list?
Coastal Plain Tidewater
Valley and Ridge
Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
30
Which resources do archaeologists mainly use to study the past?
world maps and encyclopedias
story tellers
artifacts
library books and news papers
31
Because of the growth of the Virginia colony the native peoples worried that the settlers would
plant crops
build schools
raise taxes
seize lands
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Enslaved Africans in Colnial Virginia owned their own businesses.
True
False
33
Virginia's American Indians settled -
In the Shenandoah Valley
In the Blue Ridge Mountains
On the Eastern Shore
Further Inland
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What was one reason the Virginia capital was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?
Richmond had a much smaller population
Richmond had cleaner drinking water
Richmond was a more central location
Richmond was closer to the coastline
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Who was very important in writing the Constitution because of his skills at compromise?
James Lafayette
James Madison
Patrick Henry
George Washington
36
The capital of Virginia moved from Jamestown to ________________________.
Williamsburg
Roanoke
Pittsburgh
Hopewell
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What was most important to the economy of colonial Virginia?
agriculture
fishing
mining
medicine
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As people moved to new areas, what did they take with them?
Culture
Farmland
Location
Climate
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What branch of Virginia government decides cases involving people who break the law?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
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What is the term that means money put away to be spent later?
Credit
Debt
Barter
Savings
41
Which ocean is closest to the Jamestown settlement?
Atlantic
Indian
Artic
Pacific
42
The Virginia company was granted the right to establish colonies by
the king of England
John Smith
the queen of Spain
Powhatan
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What did Virginians moving west have to cross?
The Eastern Shore
The Cumberland Gap
The Oak Tree Valley
The Lazy River
44
The main reason it is hard for the Jamestown colony to survive was because the settlers
arrived in the middle of winter
lost supply ships to French pirates
had few of the needed skills
wanted to return to England
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Who was an slave who served as a spy to help the Continental Army?
Patrick Henry
George Mason
John Brown
James Lafayette
46
The major American Indian language group of Southwestern was
Algonquian
Siouan
Caddoan
Iroquoian
47
The Virginia Declaration of Rights states that Virginians have religious freedom AND -
freedom from slavery
freedom from unfair taxes
freedom of choice
freedom of the press
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What did most Virginians make their clothes from?
Silk
Cotton, wool and leather
Seaweed and feathers
Buffalo skin and tobacco leaves
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Jamestown was chosen as a place to settle because of its
location
climate
wealth
wild life
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People who remained loyal to England were called -
King's men
Patriots
Tea party members
Loyalists
