1. Virginia Studies
2007 Released Test

2. 1. Why is this person important to the history of Virginia?
He planned the British defeat at Yorktown.
He appointed the first governor in Virginia
He helped the settlers survive at Jamestown.
He forced the Powhatan people from Virginia. 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. 2. Jamestown became a wealthier and more permanent settlement because of the arrival of which two groups?
Africans and women
Africans and French settlers
American Indians (First Americans) and Spanish colonists
American Indians (First Americans) and English prisoners 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. 3. Soon after the arrival of the settlers, conflicts began with the Powhatan people over -
Leadership
Education
Religion
Land 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. His freedom from slavery A higher position in the military
4. After fighting in the Continental Army, James Armistead Lafayette was given -
A government job
His college education
His freedom from slavery
A higher position in the military 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. 5. Which cause replaces the question mark?
Lack of survival skills
Conflict with the Spanish
Lack of farm lands
Conflict with John Smith 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. 6. The colony of Virginia mainly provided England with-
Locations for English prisons
Increased influence with other countries
American Indians (first Americans) as a labor source
New sources of raw materials for English Industry. 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. 7. In which city did an American victory bring about the end of the Revolutionary War?
Williamsburg
Norfolk
Jamestown
Yorktown 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. An American Indian (First American) An African American
8. Who would most likely have made this statement about the Revolutionary War?
An American Indian (First American)
An African American
A German American
A Polish American 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. 9. Which Virginian is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
John Rolfe
Patrick Henry
James Madison
John Marshall 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. 10. West Virginia separated from Virginia because of different opinions about-
Slavery
Religion
Coal mining
Foreign trade 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. 11. After the secession of Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy was -
Richmond
Manassas
Montgomery
Atlanta 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. 12. What is the correct order for this list?
1,2,3
2,3,1
3,2,1
2,1,3 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. Become a bank president Spy for the Continental Army
13. Virginia’s Maggie L. Walker is known as the first African-American woman to -
Become a city official
Become a bank president
Spy for the Continental Army
Lead the Underground Railroad 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. Chesapeake Bay Piedmont Bay Shenandoah Valley Appalachian Plateau
14. The largest Scotch-Irish population in early Virginia migrated to the -
Chesapeake Bay
Piedmont Bay
Shenandoah Valley
Appalachian Plateau 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. 15. This Virginian is best known for -
Gaining equal rights for African Americans
Becoming the first African-American governor
Creating the first African-American computer company
Writing editorials calling for African–American equality 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. 16. Which numbered area separates the Eastern Shore from the Virginia mainland?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

18. Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Valley and Ridge Appalachian Plateau
17. If a company wanted to build houses in Virginia near the ocean, which region would it choose?
Piedmont
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau 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. 18. Why was Virginia’s capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?
It was difficult to attack.
It was easy to collect taxes.
It was easy to control fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.
It was difficult to trade with 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

20. 19. In 1607, the Jamestown colonists chose an easily defended site that was located on -
A peninsula
An island
The Chesapeake Bay
The Eastern Shore 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. Were fleeting the battles Wanted to live in another country
20. After the American Revolution, many Virginians to the west and south because they -
Were fleeting the battles
Wanted to live in another country
Were looking for better farmland
Wanted land that was already developed 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41. 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