1. Virginia Studies
2007 Released Test
Part 2

2. Religion Language Government Environment
21. The type of shelter built by American Indians (First Americans) depended on their -
Religion
Language
Government
Environment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

3. 22. Which sentence explains a common geographic characteristic of these rivers?
Each creates an island.
Each flows into the Dismal Swamp.
Each creates an isthmus.
Each flows into the Chesapeake Bay. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

4. 23. Which numbered area on this map shows where the Siouan language was spoken?1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

5. 24. Which of these map symbols might best represent the Piedmont region?
Picture Choice 1
Picture Choice 2
Picture Choice 3
Picture Choice 4 C. D. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

6. 25. River travel stops at the fall line because of -
Waterfalls
Mountains
Peninsulas
Swamps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

7. North America South America Australia Europe
26. The charters of the Virginia Company of London gave the company the right to establish settlements in -
North America
South America
Australia
Europe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

8. 27. Who were members of the 1619 Virginia Assembly?
Lords
Burgesses
Indentured servants
American Indians (First Americans) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

9. The charters of the Virginia Company of London
28. Which document explained the reasons that led to the Revolutionary War?
The charters of the Virginia Company of London
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution of the United States
The Bill of Rights 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

10. 29. After Reconstruction, Jim Crow laws were passed mainly in -
Eastern states
Western states
Northern states
Southern states 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

11. 30. Who led Virginia’s Massive Resistance movement against the integration of public schools?
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
Maggie L. Walker
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
L. Douglas Wilder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

12. Virginia Declaration of Rights Declaration of Independence
31. The idea that all people should be able to worship as they please was expressed by Thomas Jefferson in the -
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom
Constitution of the United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

13. 32. After Reconstruction, many African Americans were stopped from voting by -
Colonial rules
Church laws
Age limits
Poll taxes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

14. 33. What function completes this web?
Makes laws
Appoints mayors
Carries out laws
Hears court cases 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

15. 34. Which magazine article would most likely include information on the Valley and Ridge region?
Picture Choice 1
Picture Choice 2
Picture Choice 3
Picture Choice 4 B. C. D. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

16. Credit Barter Saving Currency
35. Farmer Jones received goods and supplies at the beginning if spring. He will pay for them after the harvest. This is an example of -
Credit
Barter
Saving
Currency 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

17. Shipbuilders Railroad Lumber Street
36. After Reconstruction, which industry most encouraged the growth of towns and cities throughout Virginia?
Shipbuilders
Railroad
Lumber
Street 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

18. 37. The wealth of the Virginia colony came mostly from -
Mining
Textiles
Agriculture
Technology 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

19. Tourism Technology Agriculture Manufacturing
38. Based on the information in this map, Virginia’s economy is supported by -
Tourism
Technology
Agriculture
Manufacturing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

20. 39. In the 20th century, many farmers took jobs in industry because-
Land prices dropped
Weather conditions changed
Insects ruined crops
Crop prices dropped 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

21. 40. What was the job of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
To give land to immigrants
To rebuild cities destroyed in the war
To provide food and medicine for former slaves
To provide jobs and housing for confederate soldiers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32