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Virginia Studies Essential Knowledge

Virginia Studies Essential Knowledge. Crosswalk of Common Content 1999 Teacher Resource Guide & 2001 Curriculum Framework Compiled by Mrs. Ferguson’s classes. What large bodies of water border Virginia?. A. Indian & Pacific Oceans B. Atlantic & Chesapeake Oceans

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Virginia Studies Essential Knowledge

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  1. Virginia Studies Essential Knowledge Crosswalk of Common Content 1999 Teacher Resource Guide & 2001 Curriculum Framework Compiled by Mrs. Ferguson’s classes

  2. What large bodies of water border Virginia? • A. Indian & Pacific Oceans • B. Atlantic & Chesapeake Oceans • C. Atlantic Ocean & Chesapeake Bay • D. Atlantic & Pacific Oceans C. Atlantic Ocean & Chesapeake Bay

  3. 2. What states border Virginia? • A. MD, WV, KY, TN, NC • B. SC, DE, NY, WV, MD • C. MD, WV, TN, DE, NC • D. MD, WV, KY, NC, SC A. MD, WV, KY, TN, NC

  4. What are the five geographic regions in Virginia? A. Coastal Plain, Rocky Mts, Great Plains, Tidewater, Appalachian Mts • Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mts, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau • Tidewater, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mts, Costal Plain, Appalachian Mts B. Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mts, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau

  5. 4. How does the Coastal Plain region differ from the Piedmont? • A. Coastal Plain: Flat land near the Atlantic Ocean/Chesapeake Bay; Piedmont: Rolling hills west of fall line • B. Coastal Plain: Flat land near the Pacific Ocean/Chesapeake Bay; Piedmont: Rolling hills east of the fall line A. Coastal Plain: Flat land near the Atlantic Ocean/Chesapeake Bay; Piedmont: Rolling hills west of fall line

  6. 5. How does the Blue Ridge differ from the Valley & Ridge? • A. Blue Ridge: Old, rounded mts., Between Piedmont and Valley & Ridge regions, river source; Valley & Ridge: Includes Great Valley, Blue Ridge Mts. located west of Blue Ridge Mts. • B. Blue Ridge: Old, rounded mts. Between Piedmont and Tidewater regions, river source; Valley & Ridge: Includes Great Valley, Blue Ridge Mts. Located west of Blue Ridge Mts. A. Blue Ridge: Old, rounded mts., Between Piedmont and Valley & Ridge regions, river source; Valley & Ridge: Includes Great Valley, Blue Ridge Mts. located west of Blue Ridge Mts.

  7. 6. The Appalachian Plateau differs from the Valley and Ridge region… • A. Appalachian Plateau: Elevated flat land located in Southwest VA, only small part of plateau located in VA Valley & Ridge: Includes Great Valley, Blue Ridge Mts., Located west of Blue Ridge Mts. • B. Appalachian Plateau: Flat land located in the Southwest VA, only small part of plateau located in VA Valley & Ridge: Includes Great Valley, Blue Ridge Mts., Located west of Blue Ridge Mts. • A. Appalachian Plateau: Elevated flat land located in Southwest VA, only small part of plateau located in VA Valley & Ridge: Includes Great Valley, Blue Ridge Mts., Located west of Blue Ridge Mts.

  8. Name the early important VA waterways. • A. Atlantic Ocean, James, York, Shenandoah and Mississippi Rivers • B. Atlantic Ocean, James, York, Shenandoah Rivers. • C. Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, James, York, Potomac & Rappahannock Rivers • C. Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, James, York, Potomac & Rappahannock Rivers

  9. 8. Land bordered by water on 3 sides is called… • A. Island • B. Key • C. Cay • D. Peninsula • D. Peninsula

  10. Natural border of Tidewater & Piedmont regions? • A. Shenandoah River • B. Chesapeake Bay • C. North Carolina • D. Fall line • D. Fall line

  11. 10. A fall line is… • A. Land lowers sharply and where the waterfalls permits travel up the river. • B. Land rises sharply and where the waterfalls prevent further travel on the river. • C. Where the line falls. • B. Land rises sharply and where the waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.

  12. 11. Where is the Eastern Shore? • A. On the mainland coast of VA • B. The Chesapeake Bay separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of VA • C. Shenandoah Valley • D. Washington, D.C. B. The Chesapeake Bay separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of VA

  13. 12. How did the flow of rivers affect the settlement of VA? • A. Source of food • B. Pathway for exploration • C. Transportation for settlement • D. All of the above • All of the above

  14. 13. The Atlantic Ocean provided… • A. Fierce winter storms • B. Surfing • C. Transportation links between VA & Europe, Africa and the Caribbean • D. Sea breezes C. Transportation links between VA & Europe, Africa and the Caribbean

  15. 14. The Chesapeake Bay provided… • A. Provided a safe harbor, source of food and transportation. • B. Flows into the Pacific Ocean • C. Flows into the James River • A. Provided a safe harbor, source of food and transportation.

  16. River that flows through Richmond and Jamestown into the Chesapeake Bay. • A. Shenandoah • B. York • C. James • D. Potomac • C. James

  17. 16. River that flows through Yorktown into the Chesapeake Bay • A. Shenandoah • B. York • C. James • D. Potomac B. York

  18. 17. Alexandria located along this river that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. • A. Shenandoah • B. York • C. James • D. Potomac D. Potomac

  19. 18. Fredericksburg located on this river that runs into the Chesapeake Bay. • A. Shenandoah • B. York • C. James • D. Potomac • E. Rappahannock E. Rappahannock

  20. 19. The Eastern Shore is a peninsula bordered by the… • A. Pacific Ocean • B. Gulf of Mexico • C. Atlantic Ocean and the Hudson Bay • D. Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay • D. Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay

  21. Who were the first people to live in VA? • A. English • B. Puritans • C. American Indians • D. Pilgrims C. American Indians

  22. 21. American Indians lived… • A. In Eastern VA • B. In Western VA • C. All VA • D. Tidewater region • C. All VA

  23. 22. What were the 3 major language groups found in VA? • A. Cherokee, Karaoke & Sioux • B. Algonquian, Siouan & Iroquoian • C. Algonquian, Siouan & Redskins • D. Sue, Creek & Big Feet B. Algonquian, Siouan & Iroquoian

  24. The Algonquian were located in the • A. Piedmont region • B. Tidewater region • C. Ridge & Valley • D. Blue Ridge B. Tidewater region

  25. 24. The Powhatans were a member of the… • A. Sioux • B. Iroquoian • C. Algonquian • D. Cherokee • C. Algonquian

  26. 25. Siouan was spoken primarily in the … A. Piedmont region • B. Tidewater region • C. Ridge & Valley • D. Blue Ridge A. Piedmont region

  27. 26. Iroquoian was spoken in… • A. Southwestern VA & Southern VA • B. Southeastern VA & Southern VA • C. Southern VA • D. Northern VA A. Southwestern VA & Southern VA

  28. 27. The Cherokee were a part of what group? • A. Sioux • B. Iroquoian • C. Algonquian • D. Redskins • B. Iroquoian

  29. 28. The first permanent English settlement in America was… • A. Williamsburg • B. Roanoke • C. Jamestown • D. Richmond C. Jamestown

  30. 29. Jamestown was founded in… • A. 1604 • B. 1605 • C. 1707 • D. 1607 • D. 1607

  31. 30. Jamestown was founded for… • A. Economic venture • B. Religious liberty • C. Adventure opportunity • D. Political gain A. Economic venture

  32. 31. Jamestown furnished _______ that could not be grown in or obtained in England. • A. textiles • B. tobacco • C. corn • D. cotton B. tobacco

  33. 32. The stockholders of the VA Company financed… • A. The Susan Constant, Godspeed & Discovery ships • B. Plymouth Rock settlement • C. Williamsburg settlement • D. Jamestown settlement • D. Jamestown settlement

  34. What were the VA charters? • A. Documents that granted permission to establish Jamestown • B. Gilligan’s 4 hour cruise • C. Documents from the Queen of Spain • D. A famous Chesapeake fish • A. Documents that granted permission to establish Jamestown

  35. 34. Why were the charters important to the Jamestown settlement? • A. King to get more tobacco for England • B. To give them food • C. Gave them the right to establish Jamestown • D. The king granted the charters • C. Gave them the right to establish Jamestown

  36. 35. Name in 1640 of the 1st representative system of government at Jamestown in North America. • A. General Assembly • B. Congress • C. House of Burgesses • D. Tribunal Council C. House of Burgesses

  37. 36. After the House of Burgesses started, what did it become? • A. The White House • B. The Congress • C. The Supreme Court • D. General Assembly D. General Assembly

  38. 37. Who came to Jamestown in 1620 and what effect did they have? • A. Women to establish families • B. Africans to be free • C. Scotch-Irish to farm • D. Indentured servants to work A. Women to establish families

  39. 38. Who came to work as slaves in Jamestown? • A. Mexicans • B. Englishmen • C. Africans • D. Indians • C. Africans

  40. 39. Who did the English settlers establish trading relationships with? • A. Cherokees • B. Powhatans • C. Big Feet • D. Algonquian • B. Powhatans

  41. 40. The Powhatan people realized that the English settlement would do what? • A. Would continue to grow and the colonist as invaders would take over. • B. Take all the food • C. To go to war with them • D. Take all their tobacco • A. Would continue to grow and the • colonist as invaders would take over.

  42. 41. Tobacco was grown in Jamestown as a what? • A. Food • B. Toy • C. Cash crop • D. plant • C. Cash crop

  43. 42. What effect did agriculture have on the VA colony? A. Tobacco was sold in England as a cash crop. B. Tobacco was a primary source of wealth. C. Tobacco became the most profitable agriculture product. D. All of the above. • D. All of the above.

  44. 43. How did agriculture in the VA colony influence the institution of slavery? • A. The VA colony became dependent on slave labor and large number of Africans came from Africa against their will because successful tobacco growth depended on inexpensive labor. • B. The VA colony was not dependent on slave labor and large number of Africans came from Africa against their will because successful tobacco growth depended on inexpensive labor. • A. The VA colony became dependent on slave labor and large number of Africans came from Africa against their will because successful tobacco growth depended on inexpensive labor.

  45. 44. Where did the various culture groups settle? A. English – Shenandoah Valley, Germans & Scotch-Irish – Tidewater, Africans – Piedmont B. English – Tidewater, Germans & Scotch-Irish – Shenandoah Valley, Africans – Tidewater & Piedmont B. English – Tidewater, Germans & Scotch-Irish – Shenandoah Valley, Africans – Tidewater & Piedmont

  46. 45. What was not commonly used in early agricultural societies? • A. Confederate notes • B. English pound • C. Money, they bartered or barrowed on credit • D . Eurodollar • C. Money, they bartered or barrowed on credit

  47. 46. What was used as a substitute for money? • A. Tobacco • B. Food • C. Corn • D. cotton A. Tobacco

  48. 47. What was not commonly used in early agricultural societies? • Credit cards • Checks • Money • All of the above D. All of the above

  49. 48. Trading/exchanging of goods and services without the use of money… • A. Credit • B. Barter • C. Debt • D. Saving • B. Barter

  50. 49. A medium of exchange or currency which includes coins and papers bills… • A. Credit • B. Money • C. Debt • D. Saving B. Money

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