Virginia Studies Remediation Practice Test 2

Which group established the town of Werowocomoco?

• English settlers

• American Indians

• Spanish missionaries

• African Americans

People studying the past best learn about artifacts like these by —

• designing them on computers

• seeing them in newspapers

• digging at archaeological sites

• looking at colonial pictures

Which of these happened last?

• Settlers learned survival skills from Powhatan and other native peoples.

• Native peoples saw the settlers as invaders taking their land.

• Settlers communicated with the native peoples through Pocahontas.

• Native peoples taught the settlers to plant corn and other crops.

What is the best example of a cultural landscape?

• Tree

• Cow

• Barn

• Tractor

The arrival of European settlers changed the lives of American Indians by forcing them to —

• build new houses

• attend school

• move inland

• work on ships

The area of West Virginia became a state because —

• its people opposed slavery

• Abraham Lincoln was elected

• its people supported women’s suffrage

• John Brown caused a slave revolt

Which number marks the region where the first English settlement in Virginia was located?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which Virginian is responsible for these contributions? List of contributions: Author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, Served as Governor during the Revolutionary War, Served in Continental Congress.

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

Which group’s traditional homeland was located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region of Virginia?

• Lakota

• English

• Powhatan

• African

Which statement about these two Virginians is probably true?

• Only one led soldiers in the colonies.

• They took opposite sides in the American Revolution.

• Only one paid taxes in the colonies.

• They had different opinions about African-American slavery.