Virginia Studies Review

Which of the following was NOT a reason the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?

• dirty living conditions
• seepage of salt water
• fires destroyed homes
• better location for trade

Which group settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley?

• Africans
• Native Americans
• English
• Germans and Scots-Irish

Which is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides?

• Plateau
• Peninsula
• Prairie
• Island

The site they chose was marshy and lacked safe drinking water, the settlers lacked skills, and many settlers died of disease and starvation. These were:

• Problems faced by settlers in the midwest
• Hardships faced by the settlers at Jamestown
• Hardships placed on the Indians by the settlers
• Problems the settlers thought they might have

Which document states that all people have the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness?

• Declaration of Independance
• Virginia Declaration of Rights
• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

Who earned the title Father of Our Country?

• James Madison
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Mason

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Mason
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington

After the Revolutionary War, many settlers left their homes and moved to find new opportunities.  In which direction did most travel?

• North
• South
• East
• West

As governor of Virginia from 1970-1974, A. Linwood Holton - 

• supported Senator Harry Byrd's policy of Massive Resistance
• promoted racial equality
• appointing more African Americans and women to positions in the state government
• was the first African American to be elected a state governor

Which of these was key to Virginia's growth after Reconstruction?

• Railroads
• Ships
• Airplanes
• Automobiles