From Arrival to Revolution

What is the proper name given to Virginia's Indians?
1. Sioux
2. Eastern Woodland
3. Cherokee
4. Pamunkey
What did Virginia Indians make their clothing from?
1. Animal Skins
2. Hair
3. Large leaves
4. They didn't wear clothes
What evidence is there that American Indians lived in all areas of the state?
1. They left notes for people to find.
2. They left teepees all over Virginia.
3. They left artifacts, such as pottery and arrowheads.
What were the three major language groups found in Virginia?
1. Siouan
2. Suffolkian
3. Algonquian
4. Iroquoian
Which of these is correct?
1. Algonquian - Tidewater Region
  Siouan - Piedmont Region
  Iroquoian - Southwestern and Southern VA
2. Algonquian - Piedmont Region
  Siouan - Southwestern and Southern VA
  Iroquoian - Tidewater Region
3. Algonquian - Southwestern and Southern VA
  Siouan - Tidewater Region
  Iroquoian - Piedmont Region
Why did the English want to establish a colony in America?
1. For gold and jewelry
2. For fame and fortune
3. For wealth and power
What did the charters provided to the Virginia Company insure?
1. That they would always rule Virginia.
2. That colonists would have the same rights as citizens of England.
3. That they would be protected from the Indians.
What was the first elected legislative body in America?
1. The Virginia House of Commons
2. The Virginia General Assembly
3. The Virginia House of Burgesses
What was the name of the chief of the tribe that the settlers first encountered?
1. Sitting Bull
2. Powhatan
3. Geronimo
Why did the attitude of the Powhatans change toward the settlers?
1. The settlers were eating all their food.
2. They were afraid that the settlement would become larger and more settlers would come.
3. The settlers were not being nice to the Powhatans.
What did the Virginia colony depend upon for it's wealth?
1. Shipbuilding
2. Ironworks
3. Agriculture
How were the labor needs of the Virginia colony met?
1. Slaves and Indentured Servants provided the labor.
2. The people worked for themselves.
3. They had no labor needs.
Give three of the four reasons that Virginia's capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg.
1. Jamestown's wooden buildings burned down.
2. Williamsburg was at a higher elevation.
3. There were too many mosquitos at Jamestown.
4. The water at Jamestown was contaminated.
After Williamsburg, where was the capital city located?
1. Richmond
2. Petersburg
3. Fredericksburg
4. Jamestown
How did farmers commonly pay for goods and services?
1. Barter
2. Credit
3. Cash
All Virginians fought for independence.
1. True
2. False
In exchange for fighting on the side of the King, what was promised to slaves.
1. Better places to live.
2. Better schools.
3. Freedom
On what document is the Bill of Rights based?
1. The Declaration of Independence
2. The Mayflower Compact
3. The Virginia Declaration of Rights
What is taxation with out representation?
1. Being taxed without a representative within the government.
2. Being taxed with out being asked first.
3. Not being taxed at all.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
1. Several colonists got together and drank tea together.
2. The colonists dressed as Indians and threw the English tea into Boston Harbor.
3. The colonists threw a party where everyone got free tea to take home.
Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence and the founder of the University of Virginia?
1. Patrick Henry
2. Nat Turner
3. George Washington
4. Thomas Jefferson
I said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" at St. John's Church in Richmond.
1. Benjamin Franklin
2. Patrick Henry
3. George Mason
4. Thomas Jefferson
I wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
1. Patrick Henry
2. George Mason
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. George Washington
Why was the site for Jamestown chosen?
1. It was the first place the settlers landed.
2. It was easily defended.
3. The settlers were tired after a long journey and didn't want to go any further.
Jamestown was originally located on a peninsula in the James River and is now on an island.
1. True
2. False

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