Name: ______Date: ______

1.How did native people of past survive?

a. they traded with the colonists

b. they traded with the French fur trappers

c. they hunted, fished and farmed

d. they made money from selling tobacco

2. What two large bodies of water border Virginia?

a. The Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay

b. The Atlantic Ocean and the Potomac River

c. The Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay

d. The Chesapeake Bay and the York River

  1. ______was the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
  2. Richmond
  3. Jamestown
  4. Williamsburg
  5. Yorktown
  1. What document gave the Virginia Company of London the right to start a settlement?
  2. The Declaration of Independence
  3. The Charters
  4. The Constitution
  5. The Articles of Confederation
  1. Powhatan had his headquarters in ______.
  2. Jamestown
  3. Powhatan
  4. Werowocomoco
  5. Norfolk
  1. When was the first meeting of the General Assembly?
  2. 1607
  3. 1776
  4. 1619
  5. 1787
  1. Jamestown was an ______
  2. easy way to find spices
  3. alternate route to China
  4. economic venture
  5. accident on the way to Florida
  1. What was the first elected legislative body in Virginia?
  2. The Virginia House of Burgesses
  3. The Governor’s Council
  4. The delegates
  5. The senate
  1. What is NOT a way you would describe relative location?
  2. next to
  3. near
  4. bordering
  5. Route 460
  1. What did American Indians use for clothing in the winter?
  2. cotton
  3. wool
  4. animal skins
  5. lycra
  1. What is the border that prevents further travel by river?
  2. Fall Line
  3. Blue Ridge Mountains
  4. Water Line
  5. River Line
  1. Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
  2. Richmond
  3. Virginia Beach
  4. Williamsburg
  5. Jamestown
  1. How was the settlement at Jamestown financed?
  2. King James I paid for it
  3. The settlers were taxed
  4. The Virginia Company of London sold stock
  5. Each settler paid their own way
  1. What is the Piedmont Region like?
  2. rolling hills
  3. low, flat land
  4. old, rounded mountains
  5. high, flat land
  1. How long have American Indians lived in Virginia?
  2. hundreds of years
  3. thousands of years
  4. millions of years
  5. billions of years
  1. When did women arrive in the Virginia Colony?
  2. 1619
  3. 1620
  4. 1776
  5. 1607
  1. What large Indian village used as Powhatan headquarters before settlers arrived?
  2. Jamestown
  3. Werowocomoco
  4. Cherokee nation
  5. Richmond
  1. What is the Blue RidgeMountain region like?
  2. rolling hills
  3. low, flat land
  4. old, rounded mountains
  5. high, flat land
  1. What is the Blue Ridge Mountain Region the source of?
  2. waterfalls
  3. many rivers
  4. many legends
  5. Virginia’s coal
  1. What is a plateau?
  2. Land surrounded by water on three sides
  3. low, flat land
  4. old, rounded mountains
  5. high, flat land
  1. Where were the first Africans from that arrived in the Virginia Colony?
  2. West Coast of Africa
  3. East Coast of Mali
  4. Near the Arabian Peninsula
  5. Portugal
  1. When was Jamestown founded?
  2. 1619
  3. 1620
  4. 1606
  5. 1607
  1. What is a peninsula?
  2. rolling hills
  3. land surrounded by water on three sides
  4. old, rounded mountains
  5. high, flat land
  1. The study of ______helps people understand the past.
  2. mountains
  3. archeology
  4. biology
  5. ecology
  1. Why was the Atlantic Ocean important to the history of early Virginia?
  2. Transportation routes
  3. So they could easily escape the Indians
  4. A fresh water supply
  5. To study ocean life
  1. How do Native Americans live today?
  2. on reservations
  3. like other Americans
  4. in longhouses and teepees
  5. in Canada
  1. How many tribes are recognized by Virginia’s government?
  2. five
  3. six
  4. seven
  5. eight
  1. Where do the Potomac, James, York and Rappahannock Rivers flow?
  2. Into the mountains
  3. Into the Chesapeake Bay
  4. Over the New River
  5. Around the United States
  1. What important cities are on the James River?
  2. Richmond and Jamestown
  3. Yorktown
  4. Fredericksburg
  5. Alexandria
  1. What did Virginia’s Indians eat in the spring?
  2. they fished and picked berries
  3. they harvested
  4. they hunted and ate stored food
  5. they grew crops, fished and hunted
  1. Which of the following tribes NOT a recognized tribe in the Coastal Plain region today?
  2. Chickahominy
  3. Mattaponi
  4. Cherokee
  5. Pamunkey
  1. What important city is on the York River?
  2. Richmond and Jamestown
  3. Yorktown
  4. Fredericksburg
  5. Alexandria
  1. Where was Jamestown located when it was first settled?
  2. on a narrow peninsula
  3. on an island
  4. on Cape Henry
  5. near the Potomac River
  1. What did Virginia’s Indians eat in the winter?
  2. they fished and picked berries
  3. they harvested
  4. they hunted and ate stored food
  5. they grew crops, fished and hunted
  1. What important city is on the RappahannockRiver?
  2. Richmond and Jamestown
  3. Yorktown
  4. Fredericksburg
  5. Alexandria
  1. What did the English think they would find in America?
  2. grease
  3. religious freedom
  4. whales
  5. silver and gold
  1. What important city is on the Potomac River?
  2. Richmond and Jamestown
  3. Yorktown
  4. Fredericksburg
  5. Alexandria
  1. Where is the Dismal Swamp located?
  2. In the Atlantic Ocean
  3. In the Coastal Plain Region
  4. In the Appalachian Plateau region
  5. Near the Blue Ridge mountains
  1. What is the largest natural lake in Virginia?
  2. Lake Superior
  3. Lake Michigan
  4. LakeNorman
  5. LakeDrummond
  1. What is the peninsula bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay?
  2. MiddlePeninsula
  3. Northern Neck
  4. Eastern Shore
  5. Lower peninsula
  1. Why did Christopher Columbus call the native peoples in the lands he discovered “Indians”?
  2. Because he thought he was in the Indies (near China).
  3. Because he wanted to be in India
  4. He didn’t like the natives
  5. The Indians told him what to call them
  1. Where is Jamestown located today?
  2. on a peninsula in the James River
  3. on an island in the James River
  4. near the mouth of the Mississippi River
  5. near the Canary Islands
  1. What evidence is there that American Indians lived in all areas of the state?
  2. Artifacts
  3. Written records
  4. Pictures
  5. Foods
  1. Where was the Algonquian language spoken?
  2. Coastal Plain
  3. Piedmont
  4. Southwest Virginia
  5. North Carolina
  1. Where was the Siouan language spoken?
  2. Coastal Plain
  3. Piedmont
  4. Southwest Virginia
  5. North Carolina
  1. What do we call unprocessed natural materials used in manufacturing?
  2. raw materials
  3. machines
  4. chalk
  5. finished materials
  1. Where was the Iroquoian language spoken?
  2. Coastal Plain
  3. Piedmont
  4. Southwest Virginia
  5. North Carolina
  1. What covers most of Virginia’s land?
  2. Forests
  3. Grasslands
  4. Plains
  5. Tundra
  1. What large Indian group are Virginia’s Indians a part of?
  2. Sioux
  3. Eastern Woodland
  4. US Indians
  5. Northern Canadian
  1. What did Virginia’s Indians eat in the fall?
  2. they fished and picked berries
  3. they harvested
  4. they hunted and ate stored food
  5. they grew crops, fished and hunted
  1. Color the Eastern Shore red on the map below.
  1. Color the Valley and Ridge Region Yellow on the map below.

  1. Name the three parts of the General Assembly at the first meeting (hint – one part is just one person)

______

______

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