QUIZ BOWL

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QUIZ BOWL

• Virginia Studies
• Geography Early Americans
• Colonization
• American Revolutionary War
• New Nation Westward Movement
• Civil War
• Reconstruction
• Twentieth Century
• Government Economy

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Question 1

• What may be described using terms that show
  connections between two places such as next to,
  near, bordering?

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Answer 1

• Relative location

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Question 2

• Name the two bodies of water that border Virginia.

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Answer 2

• Atlantic Ocean
• Chesapeake Bay

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Question 3

• Name the five states that border Virginia.

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Answer 3

• Maryland
• West Virginia
• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• North Carolina

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Question 4

• What is the natural border between the Coastal
  Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions?

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Answer 4

• Fall Line

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Question 5

• What are the five geographic regions in Virginia?

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Answer 5

• Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
• Piedmont
• Blue Ridge Mountains
• Valley and Ridge
• Appalachian Plateau

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Question 6

• Which geographic region has rolling hills?

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Answer 6

• Piedmont

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Question 7

• Which geographic region has flat land?

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Answer 7

• Coastal Plain
• (Tidewater)

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Question 8

• Which geographic region has an area of elevated
  land that is flat on top?

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Answer 8

• Appalachian Plateau

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Question 9

• Which geographic region has old, rounded
  mountains?

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Answer 9

• Blue Ridge Mountains

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Question 10

• Which geographic region includes the Great Valley
  of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges?

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Answer 10

• Valley and Ridge

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Question 11

• Which geographic region is west of the fall line?

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Answer 11

• Piedmont

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Question 12

• Which two geographic regions are part of the
  Appalachian mountain system?

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Answer 12

• Blue Ridge Mountains
• Valley and Ridge

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Question 13

• Which geographic region is located in Southwest
  Virginia?

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Answer 13

• Appalachian Plateau

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Question 14

• Which geographic region is located near the
  Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay?

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Answer 14

• Coastal Plain
• (Tidewater)

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Question 15

• Which geographic region is located between the
  Piedmont, and Valley and Ridge?

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Answer 15

• Blue Ridge Mountains

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Question 16

• Which geographic region is located west of the
  Blue Ridge Mountains?

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Answer 16

• Valley and Ridge

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Question 17

• Which geographic region is a source of many
  rivers?

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Answer 17

• Blue Ridge Mountains

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Question 18

• Which geographic region contains only a small
  part of a plateau which is located in Virginia?

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Answer 18

• Appalachian Plateau

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Question 19

• What word means land at the foot of mountains?

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Answer 19

• Piedmont

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Question 20

• Virginia can be divided into ____ regions.

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Answer 20

• 5 (five)

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Question 21

• What word means an area of elevated land that is
  flat on top?

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Answer 21

• plateau

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Question 22

• What word means a piece of land bordered by
  water on three sides?

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Answer 22

• peninsula

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Question 23

• What body of water provided transportation links
  between Virginia and other places
• (Europe, Africa,Caribbean)?

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Answer 23

• Atlantic Ocean

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Question 24

• What body of water provided a safe harbor?

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Answer 24

• Chesapeake Bay

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Question 25

• Rivers flow _________ to the sea.

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Answer 25

• downhill

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Question 26

• Name the four major rivers that flow into the
  Chesapeake Bay and that are separated by
  peninsulas.

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Answer 26

• Potomac River
• Rappahannock River
• York River
• James River

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Question 27

• Alexandria is located along this river.

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Answer 27

• Potomac River

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Question 28

• Fredericksburg is located along this river.

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Answer 28

• Rappahannock River

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Question 29

• Many early Virginia _______ developed along the
  Fall Line for use of water power and
  transportation.

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Answer 29

• cities

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Question 30

• What body of water separates the Eastern Shore
  from the mainland of Virginia?

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Answer 30

• Chesapeake Bay

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Question 31

• Which two cities are located on the James River?

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Answer 31

• Jamestown
• Richmond

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Question 32

• What body of water was a source of food and
  transportation?

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Answer 32

• Chesapeake Bay

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Question 33

• Which city is located along the York River?

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Answer 33

• Yorktown

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Question 34

• Each river was a source of food, and provided a
  pathway of _____ and ____ of Virginia.

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Answer 34

• Settlement
• Exploration

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Question 35

• The Eastern Shore is a ___ bordered by the
  Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean
  to the east.

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Answer 35

• peninsula

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Question 36

• Who were the first people to live in Virginia?

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Answer 36

• American Indians
• (first Americans)

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Question 37

• Christopher Columbus called the people he found
  Indians because he thought he was in the ____.

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Answer 37

• Indies

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Question 38

• What evidence is there that American Indians
  (First Americans) lived in all areas of the state
  of Virginia?

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Answer 38

• artifacts

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Question 39

• Name three artifacts found in the state of
  Virginia.

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Answer 39

• Tools
• Pottery
• Arrowheads

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Question 40

• Name the three major language groups found in
  Virginia.

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Answer 40

• Algonquian
• Siouan
• Iroquoian

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Question 41

• The ___ in Virginia is relatively mild with
  distinct seasons - spring, summer, fall, winter
  resulting in a variety of vegetation.

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Answer 41

• climate

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Question 42

• What language was spoken in Southwestern Virginia
  and in Southern Virginia near what is today North
  Carolina?

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Answer 42

• Iroquoian

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Question 43

• Which language was spoken primarily in the
  Piedmont region?

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Answer 43

• Siouan

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Question 44

• The Cherokee were a part of this language group?

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Answer 44

• Iroquoian

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Question 45

• _____, which have a variety of trees, cover most
  of the land in Virginia.

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Answer 45

• forests

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Question 46

• Virginias Indians are referred to as ______
  ______ Indians.

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Answer 46

• Eastern Woodland

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Question 47

• The kinds of food American Indians ate, the
  clothing they wore, and the shelters they had
  depended upon the _______.

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Answer 47

• seasons

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Question 48

• In winter the American Indians hunted
• _____ and _____.

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Answer 48

• Birds and animals

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Question 49

• In ______, the American Indians grew crops
  (beans, corn, squash).

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Answer 49

• summer

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Question 50

• In _____, the American Indians fished and picked
  berries.

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Answer 50

• spring

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Question 51

• In fall, the American Indians
• _____ _____.

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Answer 51

• Harvested crops

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Question 52

• What are the characteristics of Virginias
  climate?

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Answer 52

• Relatively mild with distinct seasons

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Question 53

• What did the American Indians
• (Virginia)use for clothing?

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Answer 53

• Animal skins (deerskin) were used for clothing.

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Question 54

• What did the American Indians use for shelter?

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Answer 54

• Shelter was made from materials around them.

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Question 55

• In what year was the first permanent English
  settlement in America founded?

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Answer 55

• 1607

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Question 56

• England wanted to establish an American colony to
  increase her ____ and ___.

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Answer 56

• Wealth and power

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Question 57

• What did England hope to find in America?

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Answer 57

• Silver and gold

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Question 58

• An American settlement would furnish ___ ___ that
  could not be grown or obtained in England, while
  opening new markets for trade.

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Answer 58

• Raw materials

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Question 59

• Jamestown was primarily a(an) _____ venture. (to
  make money)

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Answer 59

• economic

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Question 60

• Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

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Answer 60

• The stockholders of the Virginia Company of
  London.

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Question 61

• What became the first permanent English
  settlement in North America
• in 1607?

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Answer 61

• Jamestown

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Question 62

• What influenced the decision to settle at
  Jamestown?

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Answer 62

• Location and physical characteristics.

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Question 63

• When the settlers arrived in 1607, Jamestown was
  located on a narrow peninsula bordered on three
  sides by the ____ ____.

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Answer 63

• James River

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Question 64

• Today Jamestown is located on a(an) _____ in the
  James River.

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Answer 64

• island

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Question 65

• One of the reasons Jamestown was chosen for
  settlement was the location could be easily
  defended from attack by the ___.

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Answer 65

• Sea (Spanish)

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Question 66

• Another reason Jamestown was chosen for
  settlement was the water along the shore was deep
  enough for _____ __ _______.

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Answer 66

• ships to dock

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Question 67

• The King of England granted charters to the ___
  ___ of ___.

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Answer 67

• Virginia Company of London

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Question 68

• The charters from the King gave the Virginia
  Company the right to establish a ___ in North
  America.

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Answer 68

• settlement

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Question 69

• The first charter of the Virginia Company of
  London established companies to begin ___ in the
  New World.

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Answer 69

• colonies

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Question 70

• The charters extended ___ ___ to the colonists.

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Answer 70

• English rights

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Question 71

• The governor of Virginia called a meeting of the
  Virginia Assembly in which year?

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Answer 21

• 1619

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Question 72

• What did they call citizen representatives sent
  to the Virginia Assembly?

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Answer 72

• burgesses

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Question 73

• Who were considered citizens in 1619?

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Answer 73

• Adult men

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Question 74

• By the 1640s, the burgesses became a separate
  legislature body called the
• ___ ___ of ___.

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Answer 74

• Virginia House of Burgesses

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Question 75

• As Jamestown grew, the system of ________
  evolved.

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Answer 75

• government

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Question 76

• Which assembly in 1619 included two citizen
  representatives from each of the divisions of
  Virginia,the governors council, and the
  governor?

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Answer 76

• Virginia Assembly

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Question 77

• What was the first elected legislative body in
  America called?

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Answer 77

• The Virginia House of Burgesses

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Question 78

• The Virginia House of Burgesses later became the
• ___ ___ of Virginia, which continues to this day.

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Answer 78

• General Assembly

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Question 79

• What legislative body gave the settlers the
  opportunity to control their own government?

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Answer 79

• Virginia House of Burgesses

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Question 80

• In what year did women arrive in Jamestown?

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Answer 80

• 1620

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Question 81

• Name two things that impacted the Jamestown
  settlement with the arrival of women.

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Answer 81

• 1-Settlers could establish families.
• 2-Jamestown became a more permanent settlement.

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Question 82

• Who arrived in Jamestown against their will?

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Answer 82

• Africans

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Question 83

• It is believed that Africans arrived as baptized
  Christians and therefore were labeled ____ ____
  for a period of 5 to 7 years.

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Answer 83

• Indentured servants

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Question 84

• The arrival of Africans made it possible to
  expand which economy?

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Answer 84

• tobacco

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Question 85

• Another reason Jamestown was chosen for the
  settlement was they believed they had a good
  supply of fresh ____.

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Answer 85

• water

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Question 86

• Name three reasons why the settlers chose the
  site at Jamestown.

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Answer 86

• 1- easily defended from attack
• 2-water deep enough for ships to dock
• 3- good supply of fresh water

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Question 87

• The King of England had the power to grant ___
  allowing settlement in North America.

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Answer 87

• charters

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Question 88

• The English colonist found life in Jamestown
  _____ than they had expected.

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Answer 88

• harder

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Question 89

• The site they chose to live on was ____ and
  lacked safe ____ ____.

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Answer 89

• Marshy
• Drinking water

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Question 90

• The settlers lacked some skills so they could not
  ____ for themselves.

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Answer 90

• provide

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Question 91

• Many settlers died of _____ and _____.

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Answer 91

• Starvation and disease

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Question 92

• How many supply ships arrived which helped to
  ensure the survival of the settlers?

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Answer 92

• Two supply ships

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Question 93

• Who initiated trading relationships with the
  Powhatans?

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Answer 93

• Captain John Smith

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Question 94

• The Powhatans traded ___, ___, and ___ with the
  English in exchange for tools, pots, guns,and
  other goods.

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Answer 94

• food
• furs
• leather

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Question 95

• Who believed that the English and American
  Indians could live in harmony?

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Answer 95

• Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan

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Question 96

• Who developed a friendship with the colonists
  that helped them survive?

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Answer 96

• Pocahontas

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Question 97

• The Powhatans traded food, fur, and leather with
  the English in exchange for ___, ___, ___ and
  other goods.

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Answer 97

• tools
• pots
• guns

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Question 98

• The Powhatans introduced new crops to the
  English.
• Name two important crops that were introduced.

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Answer 98

• corn
• tobacco

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Question 99

• The Powhatan people realized the English
  settlement would continue to _______.

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Answer 99

• grow

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Question 100

• The Powhatans saw the colonists as _____ that
  would take over their land.

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Answer 100

• invaders

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Question 101

• Who led the Jamestown settlement with strong
  leadership?

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Answer 101

• Captain John Smith

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Question 102

• The emphasis of self-sustaining ___ helped to
  ensure the survival of the colony.

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Answer 102

• agriculture

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Question 103

• Name two of the four changes that took place to
  ensure the survival of the colony.

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Answer 103

• 1-Arrival of two supply ships
• 2-forced work program
• 3-strong leadership
• 4-self-sustaining agriculture

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Question 104

• The success of tobacco as a cash crop transformed
  life in the Virginia colony, and encouraged what?

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Answer 104

• slavery

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Question 105

• The Powhatan people realized the English
  settlement would continue to _______.

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Answer 105

• grow

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Question 106

• What is a crop that is grown to sell for money
  rather than for use by the growers?

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Answer 106

• Cash crop

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Question 107

• The economy of the Virginia colony depended on
  what as a primary source of wealth?

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Answer 107

• Agriculture (farming)

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Question 108

• What became the most profitable agricultural
  product?

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Answer 108

• tobacco

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Question 109

• Tobacco was sold in England as a
• ____ ____.

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Answer 109

• Cash crop

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Question 110

• The successful planting of tobacco depended on a
  reliable and inexpensive source of ______.

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Answer 110

• labor

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Question 111

• Who were brought to the colony against their will
  to work as slaves on the plantations?

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Answer 111

• Africans

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Question 113

• What did the Virginia colony become dependent
  upon? This dependence lasted a long time.

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Answer 113

• Slave labor (slavery)

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Question 114

• Whenever people settle an area, they change the
  _____ to reflect the beliefs, customs, and
  architecture of their culture.

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Answer 114

• landscape

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Question 115

• Name three examples of cultural landscapes.

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Answer 115

• Barns
• Homes
• Places of worship (churches)

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Question 116

• The place name Richmond reflects which culture?

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Answer 116

• England

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Question 117

• The place name Roanoke reflects which culture?

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Answer 117

• American Indian
• (First Americans)

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Question 118

• In which two regions did the English primarily
  settle in?

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Answer 118

• Tidewater
• Piedmont

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Question 119

• The Germans and Scotch-Irish settled primarily
  where in Virginia? This place was along the
  migration route.

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Answer 119

• Shenandoah Valley

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Question 120

• Where did the Africans primarily settle in?
  These regions required a great deal of
  agricultural labor.

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Answer 120

• Tidewater Region
• Piedmont Region

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Question 121

• In which three regions could you find the
  American Indians (First Americans)?

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Answer 121

• Tidewater
• Piedmont
• Appalachian Plateau

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Question 122

• What caused people to adapt old customs to their
  new environment?

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Answer 122

• migration

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Question 123

• The culture of Virginia reflected what three
  origins?

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Answer 123

• American Indians
• African
• English

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Question 124

• What factors often influence the location of a
  capital?

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Answer 124

• Geographical factors

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Question 125

• One of the factors related to the move from
  Jamestown to Williamsburg was the ___ ___ was
  contaminated by seepage of salt water.

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Answer 125

• Drinking water

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Question 126

• Another factor related to the move to
  Williamsburg was dirty living conditions caused
  what?

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Answer 126

• disease

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Question 127

• Another reason for moving the colony to
  Williamsburg was that Williamsburg was situated
  at a ___ elevation than Jamestown.

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Answer 127

• higher

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Question 128

• Another reason to move to Williamsburg was that
  ___ destroyed wooden buildings at Jamestown.

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Answer 128

• fire

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Question 129

• Name two of the four factors that influenced the
  move of the capital from Jamestown to
  Williamsburg.

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Answer 129

• 1-contaminated drinking water
• 2-dirty living conditions caused disease
• 3-Williamsburg was at a higher elevation
• 4- fire destroyed wooden buildings in Jamestown

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Question 130

• The capital of the colony started in Jamestown.
  Tell the next two locations for the capital.

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Answer 130

• Williamsburg then to Richmond

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Question 131

• The capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond
  partly because the population was moving _____.

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Answer 131

• west

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Question 132

• Richmond was a more central _____ for a capital.

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Answer 132

• location

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Question 133

• Richmonds location was better for what?

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Answer 133

• trade

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Question 134

• Moving the capital to Richmond increased the
  distance from attack by the ___.

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Answer 134

• English

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Question 135

• Name two of the four factors that influenced the
  move of the capital from Williamsburg to
  Richmond.

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Answer 135

• 1-population was moving westward
• 2-Richmond was a more central location
• 3-location was better for trade
• 4-Increased the distance from English attack.

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Question 136

• Name the medium of exchange (currency, which
  includes coins and paper bills).

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Answer 136

• Money

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Question 137

• What is the trading/exchanging of goods and
  services without the use of money?

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Answer 137

• barter

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Question 138

• This is the buying of goods and services now and
  paying for them later.

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Answer 138

• credit

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Question 139

• This is a good or service owed to another.

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Answer 139

• debt

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Question 140

• What is money put away to save or to spend at a
  later time?

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Answer 140

• savings

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Question 141

• This was commonly not used in early agricultural
  societies.

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Answer 141

• money

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Question 142

• What was commonly used instead of money?

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Answer 142

• bartering

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Question 143

• ___ people had paper money and coins to use to
  buy goods and services.

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Answer 143

• Few

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Question 144

• A tobacco farmer could use his ____ to pay for
  goods and services.

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Answer 144

• tobacco

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Question 145

• Farmers and other consumers could also buy goods
  and services on ___ and pay their ___ when the
  crops were harvested and sold.

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Answer 145

• credit
• debt

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Question 146

• What type of banking did colonial Virginia have?

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Answer 146

• Colonial Virginia had no banks.

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Question 147

• Conflicts developed between the colonies and ___
  over how the colonies should be governed.

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Answer 147

• England

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Question 148

• The colonists and the English parliament
  disagreed over how the colonies should be ____.

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Answer 148

• governed

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Question 149

• Who believed it had the legal authority in the
  colonies?

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Answer 149

• Parliament and the local assemblies.

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Question 150

• Parliament believed it had the right to ___ the
  colonies.

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Answer 150

• tax

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Question 151

• The colonists believed they should not be taxed
  since they had no ____ in Parliament.

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Answer 151

• representation

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Question 152

• What document gave the reasons for independence
  and ideas for self-government?

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Answer 152

• The Declaration of Independence

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Question 153

• Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Answer 153

• Thomas Jefferson

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Question 154

• The Declaration of Independence states that the
  authority to govern belongs to the ___ rather
  than to the kings and that all ___ are created
  equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the
  pursuit of happiness.

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Answer 154

• People
• people

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Question 155

• Virginians made significant contributions during
  which era?

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Answer 155

• Revolutionary Era

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Question 156

• Who served in the Continental Army and fought
  against the English?

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Answer 156

• patriots

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Question 157

• Where did the English surrender and which general
  did they surrender to?

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Answer 157

• Yorktown
• General
• George Washington

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Question 158

• What did they call Virginians who did not take
  sides in the Revolutionary War?

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Answer 158

• neutral

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Question 159

• Other Virginians remained devoted to England.
  They were called what?

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Answer 159

• Loyalists

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Question 160

• African Americans from Virginia were ___ about
  the war.

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Answer 160

• divided

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Question 161

• Some slaves fought for the English because they
  were promised what?

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Answer 161

• freedom

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Question 162

• Name a slave from Virginia who served in the
  Continental Army and was given his freedom after
  the war.

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Answer 162

• James Armistead Lafayette

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Question 163

• During the war who took on more responsibility?

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Answer 163

• women

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Question 164

• Name the
• commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

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Answer 164

• George Washington

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Question 165

• Who provided political leadership by expressing
  the reasons for colonial independence from
  England in the Declaration of Independence?

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Answer 165

• Thomas Jefferson

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Question 166

• Name the person who inspired patriots from other
  colonies when he spoke out against taxation
  without representation by saying, ..give me
  liberty or give me death.

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Answer 166

• Patrick Henry

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Question 167

• The last major battle of the Revolutionary War
  was fought where?

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Answer 167

• Yorktown, Virginia

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Question 168

• What was the importance of the American victory
  at Yorktown?

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Answer 168

• It resulted in the surrender of the English army,
  bringing an end to the war.

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Question 169

• Who was elected the first President of the United
  States?

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Answer 169

• George Washington

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Question 170

• Who believed in the importance of having a United
  States constitution. He kept detailed notes
  during the Constitutional Convention.

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Answer 170

• James Madison

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Question 171

• Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights
  stating that all Virginians should have certain
  rights, including freedom of religion and freedom
  of the press?

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Answer 171

• George Mason

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Question 172

• Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious
  Freedom?

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Answer 172

• Thomas Jefferson

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Question 173

• Who earned the title Father of the Constitution
  because he helped delegates reach agreement
  during the difficult process of writing the
  Constitution of the United States of America?

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Answer 173

• James Madison

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Question 174

• Which document states that all people should be
  free to worship as they please and is the basis
  for the First Amendment to the Constitution of
  the United States of America?

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Answer 174

• The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

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Question 175

• Who is often called the Father of Our Country
  because he provided strong leadership needed to
  help the young country and provided a model of
  leadership for future presidents?

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Answer 175

• George Washington

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Question 176

• Which document became the basis for the Bill of
  Rights of the Constitution of the United States
  of America?

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Answer 176

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights

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Question 177

• After the American Revolution, Virginias
  agricultural base began to change, and as a
  result large numbers of Virginians moved ___ and
  to the deep ___ to find better farmland and new
  opportunity.

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Answer 177

• West
• South

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Question 178

• What farming was hard on the soil causing many
  farmers to look west and south for new land to
  farm?

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Answer 178

• tobacco

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Question 179

• Virginians ___ into western territories looking
  for large areas of land and new opportunities.

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Answer 179

• migrated

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Question 180

• As Virginians moved, they took their ___, ___,
  and ___ with them.

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Answer 180

• traditions
• ideas
• cultures

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Question 181

• Migrating west, settlers crossed ___ Mountains
  through the ____ Gap as they migrated to new
  lands.

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Answer 181

• Appalachian Mountains
• Cumberland Gap

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Question 182

• The North and South had economic differences.
  They were unable to resolve their conflicts and
  the South did what from the United States?

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Answer 182

• Seceded
• (broke away from)

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Question 183

• What was the economy in the northern part of the
  United States like?

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Answer 183

• Industrialized

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Question 184

• What was the economy in the Southern states like?

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Answer 184

• Agricultural, relying on slave labor (slavery)

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Question 185

• Which states wanted the new states created out of
  the western territory to be free states?

369
Answer 185

• Northern states

370
Question 186

• Which states wanted the new states to be slave
  states?

371
Answer 186

• Southern states

372
Question 187

• Since Virginians were divided about secession
  from the Union, this led to the creation of what?

373
Answer 187

• West Virginia

374
Question 188

• Who led a revolt against plantation owners in
  Virginia?

375
Answer 188

• Nat Turner

376
Question 189

• What people campaigned to end slavery?

377
Answer 189

• abolitionists

378
Question 190

• Who supported a secret route that escaped slaves
  took? It became known as the Underground
  Railroad.

379
Answer 190

• Harriet Tubman

380
Question 191

• Who led a raid on the United States Armory
  (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry, Virginia? He was
  trying to start a slave rebellion. He was
  captured and hanged.

381
Answer 191

• John Brown

382
Question 192

• Name the secret route that escaped slaves took.

383
Answer 192

• Underground Railroad

384
Question 193

• After Abraham Lincoln became President of the
  United States in 1860, some southern states
  seceded from the ____.

385
Answer 193

• Union

386
Question 194

• Virginia seceded from the Union along with other
  southern states and they formed what?

387
Answer 194

• The Confederate States of America

388
Question 195

• Which states were known as the Confederacy?

389
Answer 195

• The Southern States

390
Question 196

• Which states were known as the Union?

391
Answer 196

• The Northern States

392
Question 197

• Conflict grew between the ___ counties of
  Virginia that relied on slavery and ___ counties
  that favored abolition of slavery. The
  disagreement between the two regions of the state
  led to the formation of West Virginia.

393
Answer 197

• Eastern
• Western

394
Question 198

• Virginia played a significant role in the Civil
  War and became a major battleground between ___
  and ___ troops.

395
Answer 198

• Union
• Confederate

396
Question 199

• What was the first battle of the Civil War?

397
Answer 199

• The Battle of Bull Run
• (or Manassas)

398
Question 200

• Which Confederate General played a major role in
  the Battle of Bull Run?

399
Answer 200

• Thomas Stonewall Jackson

400
Question 201

• Who was the Commander of the Army of Northern
  Virginia who defeated Union troops at
  Fredericksburg Virginia?

401
Answer 201

• General Robert E. Lee

402
Question 202

• Where was the capital of the Confederacy?

403
Answer 202

• Richmond

404
Question 203

• Which General captured and burned Richmond near
  the end of the war?

405
Answer 203

• General Ulysses S. Grant

406
Question 204

• Lincoln used the Union ___ to blockade southern
  ports.

407
Answer 204

• navy

408
Question 205

• Which two iron-clad ships battled in the waters
  near Norfolk and Hampton? The battle was fought
  to a draw.

409
Answer 205

• The Monitor (Union)
• The Merrimack (Confederate)

410
Question 206

• Where did the Civil War end?

411
Answer 206

• Appomattox Court House, Virginia

412
Question 207

• Who surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant to
  end the Civil War?

413
Answer 207

• Confederate General Robert E. Lee

414
Question 208

• When did the Civil War end?

415
Answer 208

• April, 1865

416
Question 209

• Who won the Civil War?

417
Answer 209

• The North / The Union

418
Question 210

• What is the period following the Civil War
  called? The congress had passed laws designed to
  rebuild the country and bring the southern states
  back into the Union.

419
Answer 210

• Reconstruction

420
Question 211

• Specifically who faced serious problems in
  rebuilding the state after the war?

421
Answer 211

• Virginians

422
Question 212

• During Reconstruction millions of slaves needed
  what?

423
Answer 212

• Housing
• Clothing
• Food
• Jobs

424
Question 213

• During Reconstruction Virginias ___ was in
  ruins.

425
Answer 213

• economy

426
Question 214

• Give two economic problems Virginia faced during
  Reconstruction.

427
Answer 214

• 1-money had no value
• 2-banks were closed
• 3-railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were
  destroyed

428
Question 215

• Name two measures that were taken during
  Reconstruction to resolve Virginias problems.

429
Answer 215

• 1- Freedmans Bureau
• 2- Sharecropping

430
Question 216

• What was a government agency that provided food,
  schools, and medical care for freed slaves and
  poor white farmers in the South?

431
Answer 216

• Freedmans Bureau

432
Question 217

• Name the system common in Virginia after the war
  in which freed men and poor white farmers rented
  land from landowners by promising to pay the
  owner with a share of the crop.

433
Answer 217

• Sharecropping

434
Question 218

• This is the separation of people, usually based
  on race or religion.

435
Answer 218

• segregation

436
Question 219

• What is the unfair difference in the treatment of
  people called?

437
Answer 219

• discrimination

438
Question 220

• During Reconstruction who began to have power in
  Virginias government and could vote?

439
Answer 220

• African American Men

440
Question 221

• After Reconstruction the gains made by African
  Americans were lost because of what laws passed
  by southern states?

441
Answer 221

• Jim Crow Laws

442
Question 222

• Jim Crow Laws established segregation, or ___ of
  the races and reinforced prejudices held by
  whites.

443
Answer 222

• separation

444
Question 223

• Name two of the four ways the Jim Crow Laws
  effected African American life.

445
Answer 223

• 1- poll tax and voting tests kept blacks from
  voting
• 2-difficult to hold public office or vote
• 3-separate drinking fountains
• 4-separate schools for black and white

446
Question 224

• After the Civil War and Reconstruction Virginias
  ___ grew with people, businesses, and factories.

447
Answer 224

• cities

448
Question 225

• What was the key to the expansion of business,
  agriculture, and industry? They facilitated the
  growth of small towns and cities.

449
Answer 225

• Railroads

450
Question 226

• Railroad centers stimulated the growth of ___
  where clothing, furniture, and other useful items
  were made.

451
Answer 226

• factories

452
Question 227

• Which city became a railroad center?

453
Answer 227

• Roanoke

454
Question 228

• Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News were bustling
  with activity as the railroad brought new ___ and
  people to the areas.

455
Answer 228

• jobs

456
Question 229

• Tell two more cities (other than Roanoke)that
  also grew rapidly after Reconstruction.

457
Answer 229

• Petersburg
• Alexandria
• Lynchburg

458
Question 230

• What was found in Tazewell County and then in
  surrounding counties after the Civil War? This
  became a source of livelihood for residents of
  southwest Virginia.

459
Answer 230

• Coal deposits

460
Question 231

• As Virginia began to grow the need for better ___
  increased?

461
Answer 231

• Roads

462
Question 232

• After the Civil War what began to grow and
  contribute to Virginias economy?

463
Answer 232

• Industry
• Technology
• Transportation
• Cities

464
Question 233

• What farm product became an important Virginia
  industry?

465
Answer 233

• tobacco

466
Question 234

• During the twentieth century, Virginia changed
  from a ___, agricultural society to a more ___,
  industrial society.

467
Answer 234

• Rural
• Urban

468
Question 235

• After Reconstruction Virginia cities began to do
  what?

469
Answer 235

• Grow

470
Question 236

• Give two reasons for the decline of agricultural
  society.

471
Answer 236

• 1- old systems of farming were no longer
  effective
• 2- crop prices were low

472
Question 237

• Why did people move to Virginia from other states
  and nations?

473
Answer 237

• 1-jobs
• 2-freedom
• 3-Virginias beauty and quality of life

474
Question 238

• Since the end of World War II, Northern Virginia
  has experienced growth due to increases in the
  number of ___ ___ located in this region.

475
Answer 238

• Federal jobs

476
Question 239

• Both Northern Virginia and the Tidewater region
  have grown due to what technology?

477
Answer 239

• computer

478
Question 240

• After World War II, African Americans demanded
  ___ ___ and the recognition of their rights as
  American citizens.

479
Answer 240

• Equal treatment

480
Question 241

• Laws were passed that made racial discrimination
  illegal as a result of what?

481
Answer 241

• The Civil Rights Movement

482
Question 242

• What is the abolishment of racial segregation?

483
Answer 242

• desegregation

484
Question 243

• What is the full equality of all races in the use
  of public facilities?

485
Answer 243

• integration

486
Question 244

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1954 (Brown vs.
  Board of Education) that separate but equal
  public schools were what?

487
Answer 244

• unconstitutional

488
Question 245

• All public schools, including those in Virginia
  were ordered to do what?

489
Answer 245

• integrate

490
Question 246

• Virginias government established a policy which
  fought to resist the integration of public
  schools. This was called what?

491
Answer 246

• Massive Resistance

492
Question 247

• Some schools were ___ to avoid integration.

493
Answer 247

• closed

494
Question 248

• The policy of Massive Resistance failed, and
  Virginias public schools were ____.

495
Answer 248

• integrated

496
Question 249

• Who led a massive resistance against the
  integration of public schools?

497
Answer 249

• Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

498
Question 250

• Who was known as the Pay as You Go policy for
  road improvements and he modernized Virginia
  state government?

499
Answer 250

• Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

500
Question 2511

• Who was the first African American winner of a
  major mens tennis singles championship. He was
  also an author and eloquent spokesperson for
  social change.

501
Answer 251

• Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.

502
Question 252

• Who was a former governor of Virginia, and was
  the first African American to be elected a state
  governor in the United States?

503
Answer 252

• L. Douglas Wilder

504
Question 253

• Virginia state government is made up of how many
  branches that ensure Virginia laws agree with the
  state constitution?

505
Answer 253

• Three

506
Question 254

• What is the legislative branch of Virginia
  government?

507
Answer 254

• The General Assembly

508
Question 255

• What does the General Assembly (legislative
  branch) do?

509
Answer 255

• Make the state laws

510
Question 256

• Name the two parts that the General Assembly is
  divided into.

511
Answer 256

• The Senate
• The House of Delegates

512
Question 257

• Who heads the executive branch of the STATE
  government?

513
Answer 257

• governor

514
Question 258

• What does the executive branch of state
  government do?

515
Answer 258

• Makes sure that state laws are carried out.

516
Question 259

• The judicial branch is the states ___ system.

517
Answer 259

• court

518
Question 260

• What does the judicial branch of the state
  government do?

519
Answer 260

• The judicial branch decides cases about people
  accused of breaking the law and whether or not a
  law agrees with Virginias constitution.

520
Question 261

• What product best characterizes the Coastal Plain
  (Tidewater)?

521
Answer 261

• Seafood

522
Question 262

• What product best characterizes the Appalachian
  Plateau?

523
Answer 262

• coal

524
Question 263

• What product best characterizes the Blue Ridge
  Mountains?

525
Answer 263

• Apples

526
Question 264

• What products best characterizes the Piedmont?

527
Answer 264

• Tobacco products
• and
• Information technology

528
Question 265

• What products best characterize the Valley and
  Ridge?

529
Answer 265

• Poultry
• and
• Apples

530
Question 266

• Which region is best characterized by the
  industry of coal mining?

531
Answer 266

• Appalachian Plateau

532
Question 267

• Which region is best characterized by the
  industries of shipbuilding, tourism, and federal
  military installations?

533
Answer 267

• Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

534
Question 268

• Which region is best characterized by the
  industry of farming?

535
Answer 268

• Valley and Ridge

536
Question 269

• Which region is best characterized by the
  industry of recreation?

537
Answer 269

• Blue Ridge Mountains

538
Question 270

• Which region is best characterized by the
  industries technology, federal and state
  government, farming and textiles?

539
Answer 270

• Piedmont

540
Question 271

• Advances in ___, ___, and ___ have facilitated
  migration and led to economic development in
  Virginia

541
Answer 271

• Transportation
• Communications
• Technology

542
Question 272

• Which system in Virginia moves raw materials to
  factories and finished products to markets?

543
Answer 272

• Transportation system

544
Question 273

• What does Virginia export in terms of agriculture
  and manufactured products?

545
Answer 273

• Tobacco
• Poultry
• Coal
• Large ships

546
Question 274

• Virginia has a large number of what two
  industries?

547
Answer 274

• Technology
• Communications

548
Question 275

• What is a major part of Virginias economy?

549
Answer 275

• Tourism

550
Question 276

• Since many federal workers live and/or work in
  Virginia, the ___ ___ has a significant impact on
  Virginias economy.

551
Answer 276

• Federal government

552
Question 277

• What makes up Virginias transportation system?

553
Answer 277

• Highways
• Railroads
• Air transportation