1. 4 th Grade Virginia Studies Review Are you up for the challenge?

2. People and Documents

3. 1. Who spoke out against taxation without representation by saying, “Give me liberty of give me death”? a)James Madison b)Thomas Jefferson c)Patrick Henry d)George Washington

4. 2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? a)James Madison b)Thomas Jefferson c)George Washington d)George Mason

5. 3. Which document, written by James Madison, states how our country will run? a)Declaration of Independence b)Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom c)Bill of Rights d)Constitution

6. 4. Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights, stating that Virginians should have rights such as the freedom of religion and the freedom of press? a)George Mason b)Thomas Jefferson c)James Monroe d)Patrick Henry

7. 5. The Virginia Declaration of Rights was the basis for which document? a)Constitution b)Declaration of Independence c)Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom d)Bill of Rights

8. 6. Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, stating that people have the freedom to worship who they please? a)Thomas Jefferson b)George Mason c)James Madison d)George Washington

9. 7. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are also known as the: a)Declaration of Independence b)Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom c)Bill of Rights d)Constitution

10. 8. Which document starts out with the phrase, “We the People”? a)Declaration of Independence b)Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom c)Bill of Rights d)Constitution

11. The Revolutionary War

12. 9. Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army? a)General Cornwalis b)James Armistead Lafayette c)George Washington d)James Madison

13. 10. Who was a slave and a spy that served in the Continental Army and given freedom after the war? a)Patrick Henry b)James Armistead Lafayette c)Thomas Jefferson d)James Madison

14. 11. Where did the English surrender? a)New York b)Yorktown c)Jamestown d)Richmond

15. 12. Which of the following is NOT a reason the Revolutionary War was fought? a)Taxation without representation b)The colonists could not manufacture their own goods. c)The population was moving westward. d)The colonists felt they had no voice in the Parliament

16. 13. Virginians who were loyal to England were called _____________. a)Patriots b)Loyalists c)Confederates d)English

17. The Civil War

18. 14. When new states from western territories wanted to join the U.S., the northern states wanted them to be what kind of states? a)Free states b)Slave states c)Confederate states d)Loyal states

19. 15. Which group of states seceded from the U.S. after President Lincoln’s election? a)Northern states b)Southern states c)Free states d)Loyal states

20. 16. An abolitionist is someone who -- a)Fought in the Civil War b)Wanted more slaves c)Wanted the war to end d)Wanted slavery to end

21. 17.Who was an important Confederate leader during the battle of Bull Run? a)Jefferson Davis b)Robert E. Lee c)General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson d)Ulysses S. Grant

22. 18. Who led the Union Army during the Civil War? a)Jefferson Davis b)Robert E. Lee c)General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson d)Ulysses S. Grant

23. 19. Who led the Confederate Army during the Civil War? a)Ulysses S. Grant b)Jefferson Davis c)General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson d)Robert E. Lee

24. 20. Who won the sea battle that took place between two ships off of Virginia’s coast? a)It was a draw b)Monitor c)Merrimack d)Titanic

25. 21. To whom did General Lee surrender to at Appomattox Courthouse to end the Civil War? a)General George Washington b)General Ulysses S. Grant c)J. E. B. Stuart d)Jefferson Davis

26. First English Settlement

27. 22. Who financed the settlement at Jamestown? a)King James of London b)Mayflower Company c)Virginia Company of London d)Tobacco Company

28. 23. In the 1600s, the only citizens who could vote were -- a)Indentured servants b)African people c)Adult men d)Powhatan Indians

29. 24. Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America? a)Williamsburg b)Richmond c)Jamestown d)Hampton

30. 25. Who granted the charters to colonize North America? a)Captain John Smith b)King of England c)Virginia Company of London d)Powhatan

31. 26. When did Jamestown become the first permanent English settlement? a)1607 b)1609 c)1619 d)1620

32. 27. Which Native American group traded food with the settlers? a)Cherokee b)Chicahominy c)Aztec d)Powhatan

33. 28. Which hardship below did the settlers face? a)Starvation and disease b)No money to purchase items they needed c)No guns for defense d)Not enough boats for fishing

34. 29. What was the impact of the arrival of women to the Jamestown settlement? a)To help with tobacco farming b)To establish families c)To sew ripped clothes d)To build new homes for the colonists

35. 30.African Americans who came to Jamestown and worked for 5-7 years, then earned their freedom were called -- a)Slaves b)Indentured servants c)Butlers d)Abolitionists

36. The Branches Of Government

37. 31. The first elected legislative body in America was the ___________. a)House of Burgesses b)Congress of the United States c)Parliament of England d)Virginia Company of London

38. 32. The House of Burgesses later became and continues today as the ______________. a)Governor’s Council b)General Assembly c)United Nations d)House of Commons

39. 33. Governor Tim Kaine is the head of the ______ branch of Virginia’s government. a)legislative b)judicial c)executive d)None of the above

40. 34. The ________ branch of Virginia’s government makes laws. a)legislative b)executive c)judicial d)None of the above

41. 35. The state courts and the state supreme courts are all part of the branch of Virginia’s government. a)legislative b)executive c)judicial d)None of the above

42. 36. The _______ branch of Virginia’s government is headed by the General Assembly. a)legislative b)judicial c)executive d)None of the above

43. 37. The two parts of the General Assembly are the ________. a)Senate and House of Superiors b)Governor and senate c)Legislative and judicial d)Senate and House of Delegates

44. Great Review Today! You’ve learned a LOT about Virginia this year!