VIRGINIA STUDIES -- Spring 2007 Released Test

Why is this person important to the history of Virginia?
1. He planned the British defeat at Yorktown.
2. He appointed the first governor in Virginia.
3. He helped the settlers survive at Jamestown.
4. He forced the Powhatan people from Virginia.
Jamestown became a wealthier and more permanent settlement because of the arrival of which two groups?
1. Africans and women
2. Africans and French settlers
3. American Indians and Spanish colonists
4. American Indians and English prisoners
Soon after the arrival of the settlers, conflicts began with the Powhatan people over —
1. leadership
2. education
3. religion
4. land
After fighting in the Continental Army, James Armistead Lafayette was given —
1. a government job
2. his college education
3. his freedom from slavery
4. a higher position in the military
Which cause replaces the question mark?
1. Lack of survival skills
2. Conflict with the Spanish
3. Lack of farm lands
4. Conflict with John Smith
The colony of Virginia mainly provided England with —
1. locations for English prisons
2. increased influence with other countries
3. American Indians as a labor source
4. new sources of raw materials for English industry
In which city did an American victory bring about the end of the Revolutionary War?
1. Williamsburg
2. Norfolk
3. Jamestown
4. Yorktown
Who would most likely have made this statement about the Revolutionary War?
1. An American Indian
2. An African American
3. A German American
4. A Polish American
Which Virginian is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
1. John Rolfe
2. Patrick Henry
3. James Madison
4. John Marshall
West Virginia separated from Virginia because of different opinions about —
1. slavery
2. religion
3. coal mining
4. foreign trade
After the secession of Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy was —
1. Richmond
2. Manassas
3. Montgomery
4. Atlanta
What is the correct order for this list?
1. 1, 2, 3
2. 2, 3, 1
3. 3, 2, 1
4. 2, 1, 3
Virginia’s Maggie L. Walker is known as the first African-American woman to —
1. become a city official
2. become a bank president
3. spy for the Continental Army
4. lead the Underground Railroad
The largest Scotch-Irish population in early Virginia migrated to the —
1. Chesapeake Bay
2. Piedmont Plateau
3. Shenandoah Valley
4. Appalachian Plateau
This Virginian is best known for —
1. gaining equal rights for African Americans
2. becoming the first African-American governor
3. creating the first African-American computer company
4. writing editorials calling for African-American equality
Which numbered area separates the Eastern Shore from the Virginia mainland?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
If a company wanted to build houses in Virginia near the ocean, which region would it choose?
1. Piedmont
2. Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
3. Valley and Ridge
4. Appalachian Plateau
Why was Virginia’s capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?
1. It was difficult to attack.
2. It was easy to collect taxes.
3. It was easy to control fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.
4. It was difficult to trade with American Indians.
In 1607, the Jamestown colonists chose an easily defended site that was located on —
1. a peninsula
2. an island
3. the Chesapeake Bay
4. the Eastern Shore
After the American Revolution, many Virginians moved to the west and south because they —
1. were fleeing the battles
2. wanted to live in another country
3. were looking for better farmland
4. wanted land that was already developed
The type of shelter built by American Indians depended on their —
1. religion
2. language
3. government
4. environment
Which sentence explains a common geographic characteristic of these rivers?
1. Each creates an island.
2. Each flows into the Dismal Swamp.
3. Each creates an isthmus.
4. Each flows into the Chesapeake Bay.
Which numbered area on this map shows where the Siouan language was spoken?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Which of these map symbols might best represent the Piedmont region?
River travel stops at the fall line because of —
1. waterfalls
2. mountains
3. peninsulas
4. swamps
The charters of the Virginia Company of London gave the company the right to establish settlements in —
1. North America
2. South America
3. Australia
4. Europe
Who were members of the 1619 Virginia Assembly?
1. Lords
2. Burgesses
3. Indentured servants
4. American Indians
Which document explained the reasons that led to the Revolutionary War?
1. The charters of the Virginia Company of London
2. The Declaration of Independence
3. The Constitution of the United States
4. The Bill of Rights
After Reconstruction, Jim Crow laws were passed mainly in —
1. eastern states
2. western states
3. northern states
4. southern states
Who led Virginia’s Massive Resistance movement against the integration of public schools?
1. Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
2. Maggie L. Walker
3. Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
4. L. Douglas Wilder
The idea that all people should be able to worship as they please was expressed by Thomas Jefferson in the —
1. Virginia Declaration of Rights
2. Declaration of Independence
3. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
4. Constitution of the United States
After Reconstruction, many African Americans were stopped from voting by —
1. colonial rules
2. church laws
3. age limits
4. poll taxes
Which function completes this web?
1. Makes laws
2. Appoints mayors
3. Carries out laws
4. Hears court cases
Which magazine article would most likely include information on the Valley and Ridge region?
Farmer Jones received goods and supplies at the beginning of spring. He will pay for them after the harvest. This is an example of —
1. credit
2. barter
3. saving
4. currency
After Reconstruction, which industry most encouraged the growth of towns and cities throughout Virginia?
1. Shipbuilding
2. Railroad
3. Lumber
4. Steel
The wealth of the Virginia colony came mostly from —
1. mining
2. textiles
3. agriculture
4. technology
Based on the information in this map, Virginia’s economy is supported by —
1. tourism
2. technology
3. agriculture
4. manufacturing
In the 20th century, many farmers took jobs in industry because —
1. land prices dropped
2. weather conditions changed
3. insects ruined crops
4. crop prices dropped
What was the job of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
1. To give land to immigrants
2. To rebuild cities destroyed in the war
3. To provide food and medicine for former slaves
4. To provide jobs and housing for Confederate soldiers