Grade 4 & 5 Virginia Studies: History

The Powhatan Indians settled in the Tidewater Region and were members of the ________________ tribe.
1. Iroquoian
2. Souian
3. Algonquian
4. Cherokee
Which of these was NOT true of the slaves?
1. They were free after 7 years.
2. They provided free labor on plantations.
3. They culitvated tobacco.
4. They could not own land.
Where did the Germans/Scotch Irish settle?
1. West of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
2. Near the Chesapeake Bay.
3. Eastern Shore
4. Richmond
King James I chartered ______________ to start a colony in America.
1. Columbus
2. Pocahontas
3. the Virgnia Company
4. America
The main goal of the first settlers in Jamestown was to ______.
1. make money
2. befriend the Indians
3. make a settlement
4. return home
Jamestown was located on a narrow peninsula located on the _____.
1. York River
2. Rappahannock River
3. James River
4. Chesapeake Bay
Who saved John Smith's life and helped the colonists in Jamestown?
1. Pocahontas
2. John Rolfe
3. Queen Elizabeth
4. Opechancanough
Which of these was NOT a problem for the Jamestown colonists?
1. swampy land
2. mosquitoes
3. waterway
4. diseases
What made the most money for the Virginia Company?
1. fish
2. crops
3. tobacco
4. minerals
Which of these events did NOT take place in 1619?
1. Women arrived
2. Slaves arrived
3. Pocahontas died
4. House of Burgesses
Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Thomas Jefferson?
1. President of the United States
2. Founder of the University of Virginia
3. Wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
4. Led the Continental Army
A government that is run by its people is called a _____.
1. democracy
2. dictatorship
3. capitalism
4. commonwealth
Who COULD vote for the burgesses?
1. women
2. indentured servants
3. free men / landowners
4. indians
Who acted as a link between the English king and the colonists?
1. Queen
2. Royal Governor
3. Burgesses
4. Indian chief
The _______________________ was part of the Virginia Constitution, formed the basis of the Bill of Rights, and was the basis for the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
1. Declaration of Independence
2. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
3. Virginia Declaration of Rights
4. Charter of the Virginia Company
The ______________________ separated church and state, established religious freedom, and was the basis for the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
1. Declaration of Independence
2. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
3. Virginia Declaration of Rights
4. Charter of the Virginia Company
The _______________________ listed the basic rights of individuals, explained why the colonies should break away from England, and was adopted July 4, 1776.
1. Charter of the Virginia Company
2. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
3. Virginia Declaration of Rights
4. Declaration of Independence
Where would you place "Williamsburg Becomes the New Capital" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place "First Indentured Servants Arrive in the Colony" on the timeline
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place the "Starving Time" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place "Britain Passes the Stamp Act" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place "The First Africans Were Brought to the Colony" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place "Scotch/Irish and Germans Settle in Western Virginia" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place "First Women Arrive in the Colony" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place "Patrick Henry's 'Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death' Speech" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place "Jefferson Buys the Louisiana Territory" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place the "Monroe Doctrine" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place the"Battle at Yorktown" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place "Virginia Creates Committees of Correspondence" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place "Jefferson Writes Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Where would you place "Bill of Rights Written by Madison" on the timeline?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Britain wanted the colonists to pay more taxes to pay off the debt brought on by _____.
1. Bacon's Rebellion
2. the War of 1812
3. the French and Indian War
4. the Civil War
The law that made the colonists pay a tax on printed materials was _____.
1. the Townshend Acts
2. the Boston Tea Party
3. the tea tax
4. the Stamp Act
The act that forced the colonists to pay tax on imported goods such as tea, glass, and paint was _____.
1. the Townshend Acts
2. the New Tax Act
3. the Stamp Act
4. the Homestead Act
Virginia's Committees of Correspondence were formed to _____.
1. share information with other colonies
2. build an army for the colonies
3. write to relatives in England
4. tax colonists on tea
The Virginia Convention urged the Continental Congress to _____.
1. support the British king
2. declare independence from Britain
3. fight France to gain land
4. surrender troops to the British
The person that the Continental Congress chose to write the Declaration of Independence was _____.
1. Thomas Jefferson
2. George Washington
3. James Monroe
4. James Madison
The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, _____.
1. 1754
2. 1763
3. 1781
4. 1776
Before the U.S. Constitution was adopted, the government of the colonies was based on _____.
1. the Declaration of Independence
2. the New Jersey Plan
3. the Articles of Confederation
4. the Bill of Rights
George Washington was known for all the following except _____.
1. Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
2. Father of the Constitution
3. leader of the militia in the French and Indian War
4. president of the Constitutional Convention
A naval captain during the American Revolution was _____.
1. Jack Jouett
2. James Lafayette
3. John Paul Jones
4. Lord Cornwallis
A person who opposed breaking away from Great Britain was called a _____.
1. Loyalist
2. Tory
3. Both Loyalist and Tory
4. Neither Loyalist nor Tory
A person who supported the American Revolution was called a _____.
1. Patriot
2. Tory
3. Loyalist
4. minuteman
In 1779, the capital of Williamsburg was moved to _____ because lawmakers felt that an inland location would be safer and more centrally located.
1. Jamestown
2. Richmond
3. Washington, D.C.
4. Roanoke
The final event of the American Revolution was the _____.
1. Capture of the Serapis
2. "Boston Tea Party"
3. battle at Yorktown
4. march on Richmond
The frontier fighter who captured three British forts in 1778 was _____.
1. Thomas Jefferson
2. John Paul Jones
3. Lord Cornwallis
4. George Rogers Clark
The person who rode to Charlottesville in June 1781 to warn Virginia's lawmakers of British plans to capture them was _____.
1. Harry Lee
2. Jack Jouett
3. Benedict Arnold
4. Elmer Seward
A law professor at the College of William and Mary who had Thomas Jefferson as a student was _____.
1. James Madison
2. James Monroe
3. George Wythe
4. George Washington
An important leader in the American Revolution and the first governor of Virginia who made a speech which ended with,"Give me liberty or give me death" was _____.
1. Patrick Henry
2. George Mason
3. JEB Stuart
4. Jack Jouett
George Mason wrote the ______ as an introduction to the Virginia Constitution.
1. Virginia Declaration of Rights
2. Declaration of Independence
3. Bill of Rights
4. Statute for Religious Freedom
George Mason's Declaration of Rights served as a model for our national _____.
1. Constitution
2. Articles of Confederation
3. Declaration of Independence
4. Bill of Rights
All of the following were rights listed in the Virginial Declaration of Rights EXCEPT _____.
1. freedom of the right to vote
2. freedom of religion
3. freedom of the press
4. right to a fair trial
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom gave Virginians the right to _____.
1. worship however they pleased
2. pay taxes to their church
3. miss church once a month
4. build an Anglican church
The person who became known as the "Father of the Constitution" was _____.
1. James Madison
2. George Washington
3. Edmund Randolph
4. George Mason
Which of the following happened during George Washington's presidency?
1. The Constitution was written and voted into law
2. America became united as one nation of many states
3. France sold Louisiana to the United States
4. America entered into the War of 1812
The name of George Washington's childhood home was _____.
1. Monticello
2. the White House
3. Appomattox
4. Mount Vernon
The Louisiana Purchase was made during the presidency of _____.
1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. John Adams
4. James Madison
Lewis and Clark helped the United States by _____.
1. fighting in the War of 1812
2. asking for free education for all
3. exploring the Louisiana Territory
4. mapping ocean currents
The president during the War of 1812, in which America fought the British again, was _____.
1. James Madison
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. James Monroe
4. John Adams
James Monroe's term as president was called the "Era of Good Feeling" because _____.
1. the country was at peace
2. the Bill of Rights was created
3. slavery came to an end
4. free education was offered
The main route for movement west after 1775 was called _____.
1. Louisiana Trail
2. Cumberland Gap
3. Big Lick
4. Allegheny Trail
The important Virginia inventor who invented the reaper was _____.
1. Nat Turner
2. Daniel Boone
3. Matthew Maury
4. Cyrus McCormick
The person known as the "Pathfinder of the Seas" and who made charts of ocean currents and weather patterns was _____.
1. John Paul Jones
2. Matthew Maury
3. JEB Stuart
4. George Wythe

Grade 4 & 5 Virginia Studies: History

Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2002 Tami Maloney; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

The Powhatan Indians settled in the Tidewater Region and were members of the ________________ tribe.

Which of these was NOT true of the slaves?

Where did the Germans/Scotch Irish settle?

King James I chartered ______________ to start a colony in America.

The main goal of the first settlers in Jamestown was to ______.

Jamestown was located on a narrow peninsula located on the _____.

Who saved John Smith's life and helped the colonists in Jamestown?

Which of these was NOT a problem for the Jamestown colonists?

What made the most money for the Virginia Company?

Which of these events did NOT take place in 1619?

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Thomas Jefferson?

A government that is run by its people is called a _____.

Who COULD vote for the burgesses?

Who acted as a link between the English king and the colonists?

The _______________________ was part of the Virginia Constitution, formed the basis of the Bill of Rights, and was the basis for the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

The ______________________ separated church and state, established religious freedom, and was the basis for the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The _______________________ listed the basic rights of individuals, explained why the colonies should break away from England, and was adopted July 4, 1776.

Where would you place "Williamsburg Becomes the New Capital" on the timeline?

Where would you place "First Indentured Servants Arrive in the Colony" on the timeline

Where would you place the "Starving Time" on the timeline?

Where would you place "Britain Passes the Stamp Act" on the timeline?

Where would you place "The First Africans Were Brought to the Colony" on the timeline?

Where would you place "Scotch/Irish and Germans Settle in Western Virginia" on the timeline?

Where would you place "First Women Arrive in the Colony" on the timeline?

Where would you place "Patrick Henry's 'Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death' Speech" on the timeline?

Where would you place "Jefferson Buys the Louisiana Territory" on the timeline?

Where would you place the "Monroe Doctrine" on the timeline?

Where would you place the"Battle at Yorktown" on the timeline?

Where would you place "Virginia Creates Committees of Correspondence" on the timeline?

Where would you place "Jefferson Writes Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom" on the timeline?

Where would you place "Bill of Rights Written by Madison" on the timeline?

Britain wanted the colonists to pay more taxes to pay off the debt brought on by _____.

The law that made the colonists pay a tax on printed materials was _____.

The act that forced the colonists to pay tax on imported goods such as tea, glass, and paint was _____.

Virginia's Committees of Correspondence were formed to _____.

The Virginia Convention urged the Continental Congress to _____.

The person that the Continental Congress chose to write the Declaration of Independence was _____.

The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, _____.

Before the U.S. Constitution was adopted, the government of the colonies was based on _____.

George Washington was known for all the following except _____.

A naval captain during the American Revolution was _____.

A person who opposed breaking away from Great Britain was called a _____.

A person who supported the American Revolution was called a _____.

In 1779, the capital of Williamsburg was moved to _____ because lawmakers felt that an inland location would be safer and more centrally located.

The final event of the American Revolution was the _____.

The frontier fighter who captured three British forts in 1778 was _____.

The person who rode to Charlottesville in June 1781 to warn Virginia's lawmakers of British plans to capture them was _____.

A law professor at the College of William and Mary who had Thomas Jefferson as a student was _____.

An important leader in the American Revolution and the first governor of Virginia who made a speech which ended with,"Give me liberty or give me death" was _____.

George Mason wrote the ______ as an introduction to the Virginia Constitution.

George Mason's Declaration of Rights served as a model for our national _____.

All of the following were rights listed in the Virginial Declaration of Rights EXCEPT _____.

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom gave Virginians the right to _____.

The person who became known as the "Father of the Constitution" was _____.

Which of the following happened during George Washington's presidency?

The name of George Washington's childhood home was _____.

The Louisiana Purchase was made during the presidency of _____.

Lewis and Clark helped the United States by _____.

The president during the War of 1812, in which America fought the British again, was _____.

James Monroe's term as president was called the "Era of Good Feeling" because _____.

The main route for movement west after 1775 was called _____.

The important Virginia inventor who invented the reaper was _____.

The person known as the "Pathfinder of the Seas" and who made charts of ocean currents and weather patterns was _____.

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2002 Tami Maloney; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.