Virginia Studies

VS 2

100

A _____________________ is a piece of land bordered by water on three sides. A ______________________ is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.

Peninsula *** fall line

200

_______________________ such as arrowheads, pottery and other tools have been found tell a lot about people who lived in Virginia. _______________________ was the daughter of Chief Powhatan.

***articacts ***Pocahontas

300

Name 3 languages spoken in virginia and tell where they were spoken.

1. iroquoian- spoken in southwestern virginia called Cherokee 2. siouan- spoken primarly in Piedmont regions 3. algonquian - spoken in tidewater region (powhtans were in this group)

400

Name 5 geographic regions of Virginia.

1. Coastal Plain (tidewater) 2. Piedmont 3. Blue Ridge Mountains 4. Valley and Ridge 5. Appalachian Plateau

500

Name 4 Rivers and tell where they are located

1) James River- located near Richmond and Jamestown 2) York River - located near Chesapeak Bay and Yorktown 3) Rappahannock River- located near Fredericksburg 4) Potomac River - located near Alexandria

VS 3

100

Name the states that border Virginia. ~~HINT: there is a saying to go with this~~

SAYING: Mustard With Ketchup Tastes Nasty Maryland West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina

200

1. What purpose or impact did women cause on the Jamestown settlement? 2. Arrivial of women made it possible to expand the ______________ economy.

1)**Women made it possible for settlers to establish families and made a permanent settlement at Jamestown. **2. tobacco

300

1) Where is Jamestown located today (what river) 2) ______________ arrived in Jamestown against their will. They were baptised Christians, so they were labeled as ______________ ____________ (people who work 5-7 yrs. to pay for their passage to the colonies and be free)

**1. James River ** 2. indentured servents

400

In 1619, Virginia had it's first government what was this called? Later it became the ________________

**General Assembly ** VA House of Burgesses

500

Name 3 hardships the Jamestown settlers faced. _____________ arrived with supplies and the strong leadership of __________ ________ ________ help the colony grow.

**1. the site they choose was marshy and lacked safe drinking water. **2. settlers lacked skills necessary to provide for themselves. **3. many died of starvation and diseases **2 ships, **Captain John Smith

VS 4

100

1) A __________________ is a crop grown to sell for money. 2) _______________became the primary sorce of wealth (this is a crop) 3) Numerous ________________ were brought to America against their will to work on plantations.

**cash crop **tobacco **slaves

200

List the 3 locations the state capital was located in order. Tell why it was relocated each time (only one answer for each will work)

Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond ** Moved from Jamestown because water was contaminated, dirty living conditions caused diseases, fire destroyed wooden buildings there. ** Moved from Williamsburg because Richmond was more central located, better for trade, increased the distance from attack by the English.

300

When people settle an area, they change the landscape to reflect the beliefs, customs and architecture of their culture. List 3 examples of cultural landscapes: Tell the difference between credit and savings

1. barns, 2. churches 3. homes ** credit- buying a good now and paying for it later. **savings- putting money away to spend later

400

1. The English settled in the ______________region 2. The Germans and Scotch-Irish settled primarly in the ______________region. 3. _______________ also settled in the Tidewater and Piedmont regions.

1. Tidewater, Piedmont 2. Shenandoan Valley 3. Africans

500

______________ is a good or service owed to another. ________________ is trading or exchanging of goods and services without the use of money _____________ is a medium of exchange (bills, coins)

** a debt ** barter **money

VS 5

100

1. Who was a slave that served in the Continental Army and was given freedom after the war?

1.James LaFayette

200

1. Who said "give me liberty or give me death" _______ 2. His skills and notes at the constitutional Convention helped reach an agreement. 3. ______________provided strong leadership for future presidents.

1.** Patrick Henry 2**James Madison 3**George Washington

300

Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom? What did it give? It became the basis of the ________________

**Thomas Jefferson wrote it. ** It gave freedom of religion (to worship as they pleased) **became the basis for the first amendment to the constitution

400

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? What did it give? It gave the basis for ________________

** Written by George Mason ** It gave freedom of religion and freedom of press ** It was the basis for Bill of Right (1st 10 amendments to the constitution)

500

1. ____________ was hard on the soil. 2. So farmers moved _________ and ________, looking for new _________. 3. They moved and took ________, ________, and ________with them 4. Settlers crossed the ________________ mountains, through the __________________

1.**tobacco 2**west and south, land 3**traditions, ideas and cultures. 4**Appalachian Cumberland Gap

VS 6

100

__________________ is known as the Father of our Country. _______________________ is known as the Father of our Constitiution. _________________ wrote the Declartion of Independence.

** George Washington, **James Madison ** Thomas Jefferson

200

Which war came first? Civil or Revolutionary The American victory at _____________________ ended the Revolutionary War.

Revolutionary then Civil War ** Yorktown

300

1. ______________ were virginias who served in the Continental Army and fought against the English. 2.__________________ were virginias who remained loyal to England. 3. ____________________ were virginias who did not take sides during the war.

1** Patriots 2** Loyalists 3** neutral

400

Name 3 things that George Washington is known for.

1. Father of our Country 2. 1st U.S president 3. Strong leadership

500

1. ______________supported a secret route that escaped slaves took, called the _________________ 2. _________________campaigned to end slavery 3. The first battle of the civil war was ____________

**Harriet Tubman ** underground railroad 2**abolitionists 3**Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)