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#4th Grade #Virginia Studies
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What two rights did George Mason say Virginians had in the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
Freedom of speech and freedom of religion
Freedom of speech and the right to bear arms
Freedom of the press and freedom of religion
Freedom of the press and the freedom to vote
2
Who was the first African American to win a men's singles tennis championship?
Linwood Holton
Arthur Ashe
Nat Turner
Douglas Wilder
3
Who led the Massive Resistance Movement?
Douglas Wilder
Powhatan
Harry Byrd
Oliver Hill
4
What affect did Abraham Lincoln's election have on the United States?
It caused some southern states to secede from the Union.
It started the American Revolution.
It united the country against slavery.
It helped to end segregation.
5
Who played a major role in the first Battle of Bull Run?
General Robert E. Lee
General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
General Ulysses S. Grant
President Abraham Lincoln
6
Why was James Madison called the Father of the Constitution?
He wrote the Constitution
He argued until he got his way about the Constitution
He took detailed notes and helped delegated compromise
He framed the Constitution
7
Near the end of the Civil War, Richmond fell to which general?
General Robert E. Lee
General Ulysses S. Grant
General George Washington
General Stonewall Jackson
8
What is another idea that Thomas Jefferson expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
all discrimination should stop
all slaves should be set free
the colonists were loyal to the king
the right to life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness
9
Who is the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
George Washington
Patrick Henry
George Mason
10
Who granted charters to the Virginia Company of London to start a settlement in North America?
The King of Spain
The King of Portugal
The King of France
The King of England
11
Who hired more women and African Americans to state jobs than any previous governor?
Linwood Holton
Douglas Wilder
Harry Byrd
Oliver Hill
12
Who started the forced work program and gave strong leadership to Jamestown?
Captain John Smith
Powhatan
Captain Christopher Newport
General Stonewall Jackson
13
What idea did Thomas Jefferson express in the Declaration of Independence?
segregation should be ended
men have the right to religious freedom
the authority to govern belongs to men and not to kings
men have the right to freedom of the press
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Why is Patrick Henry famous?
He inspired patriots from other colonies with his speeches
He won the Battle of Great Bridge
He was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
15
Who was elected president in 1860?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
George Washington
16
Who initiated trading relationships with the native peoples?
Captain John Smith
George Washington
Captain Christopher Newport
Pocahontas
17
Who called people in the lands he explored "Indians" because he thought he was in the Indies?
George Washington
Captain John Smith
Christopher Columbus
John Brown
18
Who supported a route (Underground Railroad) that escaped enslaved African Americans took?
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Oliver Hill
Ulysses S. Grant
19
Who said "Give me liberty or give me death"?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Jack Jouett
20
Who surveyed the Dismal Swamp?
Patrick Henry
Abraham Lincoln
Chief Powhatan
George Washington
21
What does Thomas Jefferson state in the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom?
The right to life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness
All people should be free to worship as they please
The right to freedom of speech and freedom of the pre
There should be no segregation
22
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
George Mason
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
23
Who had his headquarters at Werowocomoco?
James Armistead
Captain John Smith
Powhatan
24
Who led his people and taught the Jamestown colonists survival skills?
George Washington
Powhatan
Oliver Hill
Harry Byrd
25
Who was the first African American to be elected as a governor in the United States?
Harry Byrd
Douglas Wilder
Patrick Henry
Linwood Holton
26
Who raided the armory (arsenal) at Harpers Ferry to try and start a slave rebellion?
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Nat Turner
Maggie Walker
27
Who was a 20th century president who wrote a plan for world peace?
Linwood Holton
George C. Marshall
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
28
What is Harry Byrd known for?
Being the first African American elected as governor
Hiring more African Americans and women then other governors
Helping with the Brown v. Board of Education case
The "Pay-As-You Go" plan & modernizing the state government
29
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
Thomas Jefferson
George Mason
James Madison
George Washington
30
Who rode on horseback to Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson the British were coming?
Harry Byrd
Robert E. Lee
Jack Jouett
James Armistead
31
Who defeated the Union troops at Fredericksburg, Virginia?
Captain John Smith
President Abraham Lincoln
General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
General Robert E. Lee
32
Who served in the Continental Army and gained his freedom after the war?
James Lafayette
Jack Jouett
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
33
Who served as a contact between the native peoples and the English?
Stonewall Jackson
Pocahontas
John Rolfe
Powhatan
34
Who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
35
Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War?
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
George Washington
36
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
Robert E. Lee
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
37
Who was the first African American woman to start a bank?
Anne Burriss
Martha Washington
Maggie Walker
Pocahontas
38
Who provided strong leadership and a model of leadership for future presidents?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
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Who used the Union navy to blockade Southern ports?
President Abraham Lincoln
President Woodrow Wilson
President George Washington
President Thomas Jefferson
40
Patrick Henry spoke out against...
the surrender at Appomattox Court House
slaves being brought to Jamestown
the practice of segregation
taxation without representation
41
What else did Arthur Ashe do besides play tennis?
He was an author and eloquent spokesperson for social change
He was the first African American governor
He hired more women & African Americans for government jobs
He assisted with the Brown v. Board of Education case
42
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
43
Who is called the Father of our Country?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
44
Who was a military leader who wrote an economic plan for world peace?
Linwood Holton
Woodrow Wilson
George C. Marshall
Harriet Tubman
45
What happened at Appomattox Court House?
Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington
George Washington surrendered to Lord Cornwallis
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant surrendered to Robert E. Lee
46
Who assisted with the
Brown v. Board of Education
case?
Harry Byrd
Oliver Hill
Linwood Holton
Douglas Wilder
