VS.2 Geography
VS.2 Native Peoples
VS.3 Jamestown
VS.4 Colonial Life
VS.5 Revolution
100
This is the direction you would travel to get from Richmond to Alexandria:
What is North?
100
This Native American group spoke Algonquian.
What is the Powhatan Indian Tribe?
100
This group financed the first trip to America and the settlement of Jamestown.
What is The Virginia Company of London?
100
This is a crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers.
Please also give one example.
What is a cash crop?
Example: tobacco
100
Before they declared their independence, Colonists got mad because they believed that they should not be taxed since they did not have this.
What is Representation in Parliament?
200
This is what separates the Coastal Plain and Piedmont Regions. It is also the reason why settlers could not keep moving west along the James River.
What is the Fall Line?
200
This was a large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before English settlers came. It was the headquarters of the leader, Powhatan, in 1607.
What is Werowocomoco?
200
This man forced a work program at Jamestown. His strong leadership skills helped the settlers survive. He’s been quoted as saying, “Those who do not work, will not eat.”
Who is Captain John Smith?
200
This was commonly used instead of money because Colonial Virginia had no banks.
What is bartering?
200
This man inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying, “Give me liberty or give me death.”
Who is Patrick Henry?
300
These regions are located WEST of the Blue Ridge Mountains
What are the Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau
300
During this season, the native people of Virginia would hunt birds and animals, as well as live off of stored foods from the previous season.
What is Winter?
300
In 1619 and 1620, two very important things arrived at Jamestown. What were they?
1619- The Slave Ship arrived which made it possible to expand the tobacco economy.
1620 – The Bride Ship arrived which made it possible for settlers to establish families.
300
There were three reasons why the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg. List two of the three.
Jamestown’s drinking water was contaminated by seepage of salt water.
Unhealthy living conditions caused diseases.
Fire destroyed wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown.
300
This group of Virginians served in the Continental Army and fought for independence leading to the British surrender at Yorktown.
What are the patriots?
400
Name the four major rivers AND the major city that can be found near that river.
Yorktown is on the York.
Jamestown is on the James.
Fredericksburg is on the Rappahannock.
Alexandria is on the Potomac.
400
Virginia’s American Indians worked with the environment to meet their basic needs.
The kinds of food they ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended on this.
What are the seasons?
400
The three reasons why the settlers chose Jamestown as their settlement site.
1) It was easily defended from Spanish attack by sea.
2) The water along the shore was deep enough for ships to dock.
3) They believed they had a good supply of fresh water.
400
Fill in the blank.
Most white Virginians made their living from the land as ________ _________. A few owned large farms called _________.
Most white Virginians made their living from the land as small farmers. A few owned large farms called plantations.
400
This was the first land battle of the American Revolution fought in Virginia. The American victory forced the British colonial governor to flee the City of Norfolk.
What is The Battle of Great Bridge?
500
Name the five regions of Virginia in order from East to West.
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau
500
This is another way that helps people understand the past. Findings in this field of work can change the understanding of history as we know it.
What is archaeology?
500
There were three reasons for English colonization in America. What were they?
England wanted to establish an American colony to increase its wealth and power.
England hoped to find silver and gold in America.
An American settlement would furnish raw materials that could not be grown or obtained in England, while opening up new markets for trade.
500
After Williamsburg, the capital moved to Richmond. There were three reasons why they decided to move there. List all three.
Population was moving westward.
Richmond was a more central location.
Moving to Richmond increased the distance from attack by the British.
500
This document gave reasons for independence and ideas for self-government.
It was authored by Thomas Jefferson.
What is the Declaration of Independence?