VS2-VS10 SOL Review

Question 1

Oliver W. Hill is best know for his work with_____________.

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education

Question 2

The settlement of Jamestown was primarily...

Accepted Answer

an economic venture.

Question 3

In the 1600's, the colony provided England with...

Accepted Answer

Raw materials that could not be obtained in England.

Question 4

Harry F. Byrd, Sr. was for _______________ policy for road improvements, modernizing VA's govt.

Accepted Answer

"Pay as you go"

Question 5

How is the site of Jamestown different today than in 1607?

Accepted Answer

It is an island on the James River.

Question 6

Which statement best explains the significance of the Battle of Great Bridge?

Accepted Answer

It was the first land battle in VA during the Am. Rev.

Question 7

Appotmattox Courthouse is importan because it is the site where...

Accepted Answer

General Lee surrendered to General Grant

Question 8

Which of the following motivated Virginians to move west?

Accepted Answer

Better farmland was available.

Question 9

Which President created the plan for the League of Nations that inspired the UN

Accepted Answer

Woodrow Wilson

Question 10

Who led a raid on the US arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA?

Accepted Answer

John Brown

Question 11

What did African Americans start to experience after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Discrimination

Question 12

People studying the past about Jamestown learn about artifacts by...

Accepted Answer

digging at archeological sites.

Question 13

The law passed to separate blacks and whites was called _________.

Accepted Answer

segregation

Question 14

Who was the first African American elected as Virginia State Governor?

Accepted Answer

L. Douglas Wilder

Question 15

Kept detailed notes during the Constitutional convention and is the Father of the Constituion?

Accepted Answer

James Madison

Question 16

Who was the first African American to win a major men's tennis singles championship?

Accepted Answer

Arthur Ashe, Jr.

Question 17

The impact of the tobacco economy had the most impact on which group?

Accepted Answer

African men and women

Question 18

Which group spoke the Iroquoian language?

Accepted Answer

Cherokee

Question 19

Why was Werowocomoco important in 1607?

Accepted Answer

It was the Powhatan headquarters.

Question 20

Who was the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

Accepted Answer

George Mason

Question 21

In 1860, some southern states decided to form the Confederate States of America after...

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the U.S.

Question 22

What is it called when laws to rebuild the country and bring southern states back to the Union?

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction

Question 23

Which Confederate General commanded the Army of Northern VA?

Accepted Answer

Robert E. Lee

Question 24

Where was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown, VA

Question 25

In the 1860's, the economy of the sounthern states was mostly based on...

Accepted Answer

agriculture

Question 26

The Algonquin lived primarily in the ________________region.

Accepted Answer

Tidewater

Question 27

What is Nat Turner best remembered for?

Accepted Answer

Leading slaves on a revolt against planation owners in VA.

Question 28

Who was the first African American Woman to become a bank president in VA?

Accepted Answer

Maggie L. Walker

Question 29

This military leader created an economic plan to help Europe ensure world peace.

Accepted Answer

George C. Marshall

Question 30

Governor of VA who promoted racial equality and appointed African Americans and women?

Accepted Answer

A. Linwood Holton, Jr.

Question 31

What agricultural system was set up during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

Sharecropping

Question 32

The first major battle between the armies of the North and the South was fought in...

Accepted Answer

Manassas (Bull Run)

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VS2-VS10 SOL Review

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