Grade 5: Virginia History (2003 VDOE Released Items)
Multiple-Choice Exercise
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Choose the correct answer for each question.
- North
- South
- East
- West
In colonial times, people who worked without receiving wages for a number of years in return for getting their passage to the colonies were called --
- indentured servants
- sharecroppers
- apprentices
- slaves
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. was a famous --
- Army officer
- baseball player
- tennis player
- political leader
In 1619, people from Virginia's counties voted for representatives to America's first elected government. This government was called the --
- House of Commons
- Senate
- Congress
- House of Burgesses
The Appalachian Plateau is known for its rich deposits of --
- coal
- gold
- silver
- diamonds
Much of the employment in northern Virginia is related to --
- the coal mining industry
- activities of the federal government
- the iron and steel industry
- building and repairing ships
Virginia's mountains are part of a larger system called the --
- Adirondacks
- Great Smokies
- Piedmonts
- Appalachians
Richmond, the capital of Virginia, is located on the --
- Potomac River
- James River
- Atlantic Ocean
- Chesapeake Bay
Powhatan was chief of the largest and most powerful group of American Indians (First Americans) who lived in the --
- Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
- Shenandoah Valley
- Piedmont
- Allegheny Mountains
Which of the following major Civil War battles was fought in Virginia?
- Antietam (Sharpsburg)
- Gettysburg
- Bull Run (Manassas)
- Vicksburg
