Geography
Name the 5 regions of Virginia.
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau
Another name for the Coastal Plain is
Tidewater Region
Who was the leader of all the Indigenous peoples tribes?
Powhatan
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name the four major rivers in Virginia from North to South.
Potomac River, Rappahannock River, York River, James River
What region contains most of Virginia's coal?
Appalachian Plateau
What are the three Native American language groups?
Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan
What is Virginia's cash crop?
Tobacco
Virginians were divided about being independent from Great Britain. If you sided with the King, you were a (Patriot or Loyalist).
Loyalist
What body of water do the four major rivers flow into?
Chesapeake Bay
What is the definition of a peninsula?
An area of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
Who was the daughter of Powhatan
Pocahontas
Why did England want to establish a colony in North America?
To increase the country's wealth and power.
Why did the colonists believe that Parliament did not have the right to tax them?
They had no one to represent their opinions/side in Parliament.
What are Virginia's five bordering states?
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina
Which Virginia region is known as the "Turkey Capital"?
Valley and Ridge
Where did Powhatan live? Hint: a lot of trading happened in this town
Werowocomoco
What policy did John Smith enforce to get the gentlemen to help the settlement?
No work, No food
Who was James Lafayette?
An enslaved African American who served in the Continental Army as a spy.
Name the city that is along each major river.
Potomac River:
Rappahannock River:
York River:
James River (2):
Alexandria
Fredericksburg
Yorktown
Jamestown and Richmond
What is the Fall Line and which two regions is it between?
A natural border of waterfalls that prevented the first colonists from settling deeper into Virginia. It is between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont Region.
The Native Americans taught the colonists how to plant the three sisters. What are the three sisters and why did they grow so well together?
Corn Beans and Squash
The beans grew up the corn stalks and the shade from the stalks and beans kept the Squash's soil moist
Who granted the colonists a charter to settle in Virginia?
King James of England
What was the first Virginia land battle of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Great Bridge