Quarter 1 Virginia History Exam LUOA
What is the Virginia state motto? - ANS -Sic semper tyrannis
The 1705, Virginia code regarding slavery named enslaved people as __________. - ANS
-property
For most of the nineteenth century, what city was the largest in the western part of Virginia? -
ANS -lynchburg
Virginia's four major rivers create three peninsulas called - ANS -necks
Which is the smallest geographical region of Virginia?
The Piedmont
The Appalachian Plateau
The Blue Ridge
The Coastal Plain
The Valley and Ridge - ANS -The Appalachian Plateau
What is the most important aquatic feature of Virginia's geography?
The Potomac River
The York River
The Chesapeake Bay - ANS -The Chesapeake Bay
The Virginia House of Burgesses was established by which of the following?
The Constitution
The Mayflower Compact
The Virginia Company Charter of 1609
The "Great" Charter of 1618 - ANS -The "Great" Charter of 1618
How many presidents have been Virginians? - ANS -8
What is significant about the Cumberland Gap?
It contains many gold mines.
It was an important route for westward expansion.
It is a national park.
It is the only gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains. - ANS -It was an important route for westward
expansion.
, he English Civil War brought a large number of wealthy refugees to Virginia. These people were
known as ___________.
Puritans
Separatists
Cavaliers
Roundheads - ANS -Cavaliers
What is the primary industry of the Appalachian Plateau?
Farming
Tourism
Coal mining
Fishing - ANS -Coal mining
According to the 2013 census, Virginia has the _________ largest population.
Correct answer:
12th
18th
3rd
20th - ANS -12th
In what year did King James revoke the Virginia Company's charter?
1667
1589
1624
1607 - ANS -1624
What is the highest mountain peak in Virginia?
Mount Whitney
Mount Washington
Mount Rogers
Mount Lewis
Mount Rogers - ANS -Mount Rogers
The General Assembly is also called ________.
the Legislature
the House of Burgesses
the House of Commons
Congress - ANS -the House of Burgesses
English settlers tried to establish the same ________ system as they had in England.
patriarchal
aristocratic
monarchal
What is the Virginia state motto? - ANS -Sic semper tyrannis
The 1705, Virginia code regarding slavery named enslaved people as __________. - ANS
-property
For most of the nineteenth century, what city was the largest in the western part of Virginia? -
ANS -lynchburg
Virginia's four major rivers create three peninsulas called - ANS -necks
Which is the smallest geographical region of Virginia?
The Piedmont
The Appalachian Plateau
The Blue Ridge
The Coastal Plain
The Valley and Ridge - ANS -The Appalachian Plateau
What is the most important aquatic feature of Virginia's geography?
The Potomac River
The York River
The Chesapeake Bay - ANS -The Chesapeake Bay
The Virginia House of Burgesses was established by which of the following?
The Constitution
The Mayflower Compact
The Virginia Company Charter of 1609
The "Great" Charter of 1618 - ANS -The "Great" Charter of 1618
How many presidents have been Virginians? - ANS -8
What is significant about the Cumberland Gap?
It contains many gold mines.
It was an important route for westward expansion.
It is a national park.
It is the only gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains. - ANS -It was an important route for westward
expansion.
, he English Civil War brought a large number of wealthy refugees to Virginia. These people were
known as ___________.
Puritans
Separatists
Cavaliers
Roundheads - ANS -Cavaliers
What is the primary industry of the Appalachian Plateau?
Farming
Tourism
Coal mining
Fishing - ANS -Coal mining
According to the 2013 census, Virginia has the _________ largest population.
Correct answer:
12th
18th
3rd
20th - ANS -12th
In what year did King James revoke the Virginia Company's charter?
1667
1589
1624
1607 - ANS -1624
What is the highest mountain peak in Virginia?
Mount Whitney
Mount Washington
Mount Rogers
Mount Lewis
Mount Rogers - ANS -Mount Rogers
The General Assembly is also called ________.
the Legislature
the House of Burgesses
the House of Commons
Congress - ANS -the House of Burgesses
English settlers tried to establish the same ________ system as they had in England.
patriarchal
aristocratic
monarchal
