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100

John Smith

Who said, "He that shall not work, shall not eat."

100

Fredericksburg

What is the city that is located on the Rappahannock river?

100

The Battle of Great Bridge

What battle was fought near Norfolk where the British were defeated within a 1/2 hour and the Royal governor, Gov. Dunmore, left Virginia never to come back again.

100
The Charters
What did King James give to the Virginia company of London giving his permission for them to establish a colony in North America and giving the rights of Enlishmen to the colonists?
100

Coal and coal mining

What is the product and industry of the Appalachian Plateau?

200

James Madison

Who was know as the "Father of the Constitution"?

200

Appomattox Courthouse, virginia

Where did southern general Robert E. Lee surrender to the northern general Ulysses S. Grant?

200

Battle of Yorktown

What was the last big battle of the American Revolution where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington?

200
Declaration of Independence
What is the document that declared our independence from England and explained to the world why we were doing so?
200

located near the coastal plain, full of wildlife, and explored by George Washington.

What is the Dismal Swamp?

300

Jack Jouette

Who warned Gov. thomas Jefferson and the Virginia General Assembly that the British trrops were coming to capture them?

300

Lake Drummond

What is one of the largest natural lakes found in the Dismal Swamp in Virginia? Scientist think it might have been formed by a meteorite.

300

Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack

What was the first battle of ironclad ships that tool place in Hampton Roads and ended in a draw?

300
The Constitution
What is a plan of government that outlines how our government will be run?
300

States that border Virginia

What are Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Nasty

400

Maggie Lena Walker

Who was the first African american woman to become a bank president?

400

Tazewell County

What is the name of the county where coal deposits were found in southwest Virginia?

400

Battle of Manassas/Bull Run

What was the first battle of the Civil War

400
Virginia Declaration of Rights
What is the document written by George Mason that listed and guaranteed the rights of all Virginians.
400

Large Indian town where the chiefs including Powhatan lived.

What is Werowocomoco?

500

Oliver Hill

Who was the lawyer, politician, and civil rights worker who worked hard for equal rights for afican americans and played a key role in the Brown vs. Board of Education Decision??

500

Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Richmond

What are the three places that have been or are capitals of Virginia?

500

Battle of Fredericksburg

What was a battle that General Robert E. Lee led in the Civil War, that led to a Confederate victory? 


**Hint: It happened near the the Rappahannock River

500

Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

What is the document written by Thomas Jefferson that gave freedom of religion to all Virginians?

500

The way that most Virginia Indians live today.

Like most modern Americans