Geography
What two large bodies of water border Virginia?
What are...
1. Atlantic Ocean
2. Chesapeake Bay
What did American Indians use for clothing?
What are Animal Skins (Deerskin)?
Jamestown was primarily an __________ __________.
What is an economic venture?
Which document written by Thomas Jefferson gave reasons for independence and ideas for self-government?
What is the natural border between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain region that prevents further travel?
The Fall Line
What are the five states that border Virginia?
What are...
1. Maryland
2. West VA
3. Kentucky
4. Tennessee
5. North Carolina
Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the lands he explored "Indians" because he thought he was in the ________ (near China.)
What is the Indies?
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
Who are the stockholders of the Virginia Company of London?
Who served in the Continental Army and fought for independence against the British?
Who are the Patriots?
There have been 3 capitals in Virginia, name them in order.
Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond
Which region has rolling hills?
What is the Piedmont Region?
What is hunt, fish, and pick berries?
Who are the Spanish?
Where did the British surrender?
Where is Yorktown?
Name at least 2 reasons the capital moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg.
Drinking water was contaminated
Fire destroyed buildings
Dirty living conditions caused disease
Which region is located between the Piedmont and Valley & Ridge Regions?
What are the Blue Ridge Mountains?
The ___________ were part of the Algonquian language group.
Who are the Powhatan?
1. When did Jamestown become the first permanent English settlement in British North America?
2. What year did women arrive?
3. What year did the governor of Virginia call a meeting of the first General Assembly?
1. 1607
2. 1620
3. 1619
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights which states that all Virginians have rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of press?
Who is George Mason?
Name 2 reasons that the Revolutionary War started
The colonists wanted to be independent from England
The king taxed the colonists
Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia in Order from North to South. `
What are...
1. Potomac River
2. Rappahannock River
3. York River
4 James River
Which languages were spoken primarily in the Piedmont region?
3 changes that took place that resulted in the survival of the settlers were...
1. Arrival of __________ ___________.
2. Forced work program and strong leadership of ________ ________ ________.
3. Emphasis on ____________________.
1. Supply ships
2. Captain John Smith
3. Agriculture
The capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond because...
1. The population was moving _____________.
2. Richmond was a more ___________ location.
3. Moving to Richmond increased the distance from the sea and possible attack by the ___________.
What are...
1. West or Westward
2. Central
3. British
Which of the following people would be considered Patriots?
James Lafayette
Patrick Henry
King George
George Washington
Lord Cornwallis
James Lafayette
Patrick Henry
George Washington