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th 4 Grade Virginia Studies SOL Review Mrs. Shepherd Ashburn Elementary 3rd Quarter 50 Questions on following topics: New Nation Important People and Documents Virginia Branches of Government Civil War Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? a) George Washington b) James Madison c) Thomas Jefferson d) Patrick Henry The Declaration of Independence states that all people are created equal and have rights to ________. a) Freedom b) Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. c) Religious Freedom and Freedom of Speech d) Freedom, Liberty, and Respect. This leader is often called “The Father of our Country.” a) George Mason b) James Madison c) Thomas Jefferson d) George Washington Some Virginias remained loyal to the British during the Revolutionary War and were called __________. a) Patriots b) Traitors c) Neutral d) Loyalists The Virginians who fought against the English during the Revolutionary War were known as the __________. a) Patriots b) Traitors c) Neutral d) Loyalists The Virginia patriots served in the ______________. a) Continental Army b) British Army c) Confederate Army d) Union Army The Virginians that did not take sides during the Revolutionary War were called __________. a) Patriots b) Traitors c) Neutral d) Loyalists Many slaves fought for the English because _____________. a) they were promised freedom. b) They believed that the English owned the colonies. c) they thought the English would win. d) they were forced to. This slave from Virginia worked as a spy and was given freedom after the war. a) Harriet Tubman b) James Armistead Lafayette c) John Brown d) Eli Whitney This person was the commanderin-chief of the Continental Army. a) Ulysses S. Grant b) Robert E. Lee c) George Washington d) “Stonewall” Jackson This person is known for saying “…give me liberty or give me death!” a) Thomas Jefferson b) George Washington c) James Madison d) Patrick Henry The British surrendered at ___________ to the Americans ending the Revolutionary War. a) Appomattox Courthouse b) Jamestown c) Yorktown d) Richmond This Virginian was elected as the first President of the United States of America. a) Thomas Jefferson b) Abraham Lincoln c) James Madison d) George Washington This important Virginian kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention. a) George Washington b) James Madison c) George Mason d) Thomas Jefferson This important Virginian was the president of the Constitutional Convention. a) George Washington b) James Madison c) George Mason d) Thomas Jefferson This Virginian was known for his compromising skills during the Constitutional Convention. a) Thomas Jefferson b) James Madison c) Benjamin Franklin d) Edmund Randolph The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written by ______________. a) Thomas Jefferson b) James Madison c) George Mason d) Edmund Randolph This Virginian is known as the “Father of the Constitution.” a) Thomas Jefferson b) George Washington c) James Madison d) Benjamin Franklin The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was written by ________. a) Thomas Jefferson b) George Washington c) James Madison d) George Mason The Virginia Statute for Religion freedom states ____________. a) all people have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness b) all people should be free to worship as they please c) religion should be decided by the president of a country d) all people should have freedom of speech This document was the basis for the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. a) Bill of Rights b) Declaration of Independence c) Virginia Declaration of Rights d) Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom The first amendment to the United States Constitution protects _____. a) Freedom of Speech b) Freedom of the Press c) Freedom of Religion d) Freedom to bear arms This document became the basis for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States. a) Virginia Declaration of Rights b) Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom c) Declaration of Independence d) Articles of Confederation The government of Virginia is divided into ____ branches. a) 2 b) 4 c) 7 d) 3 The three branches of Virginia government are known as ______. a) General Assembly, House of Delegates, Senate b) Federal, State, and Local c) Executive, Legislative, and Judicial d) Legislative, Senate, and Judicial The General Assembly is in the ___________ branch of Virginia’s government. a) Executive b) Legislative c) State d) Judicial The General Assembly is split into 2 parts, they are the ____ and ____ . a) House of Burgesses and Senate b) Senate and Judicial c) Senate and House of Delegates d) House of Burgesses and Judicial Who heads the executive branch of Virginia’s state government? a) President b) Governor c) Chief d) Judge The judicial branch decides ______________. a) cases about people accused of breaking the law. b) whether or not a law agrees with the Virginia Constitution. c) who will get to be the next governor d) Both A and B This crop was hard on the soil and caused many farmers to move out west for new land. a) Cotton b) Corn c) Tobacco d) Beans Virginians migrated to the west to look for __________. a) new land and new opportunities. b) coal c) gold d) freedom from their governor Settlers crossed the Appalachian Mountains through the __________. a) Potomac River b) Blue Ridge Mountains c) Appalachian Gap d) Cumberland Gap The economy of the north was _____________. a) Agricultural b) Industrial c) Urban d) Free States The economy of the south was ______________. a) Industrial b) Coal mining c) Agricultural d) Slave States Northern states wanted the new western territory to become _______. a) “Slave States” b) Agricultural c) Industrial d) “Free States” This African American led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia. a) Nat Turner b) John Brown c) James Armistead d) Robert E. Lee This group of people wanted to end slavery. a) Slaves b) Abolitionists c) Anti-Slavery d) Undergrounders Harriet Tubman led slaves on a secret route north called the __________________. a) Big Dipper b) Secret Railroad c) Emancipation Proclamation d) Underground Railroad This man led a raid on the Amory in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. a) John Brown b) John Smith c) Nat Turner d) Douglas Wilder Many southern states decided to seceded and formed the _________________. a) Confederate States of America b) United States of America c) Free States d) Union Eastern and Western Virginia separated into Virginia and West Virginia because _________. a) they disagreed on slavery issues b) western Virginia was underrepresented in government c) The river cut the two in half d) Both A and B The first major clash of the Civil War was in ____________. a) Richmond, Virginia b) Antietam, Maryland c) Manassas, Virginia d) Ashburn, Virginia General Thomas Jackson’s nickname was _________. a) “Brickwall” b) “Stonewall” c) “Big Red” d) “Buddy” This man was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. a) Ulysses S. Grant b) “Stonewall” Jackson c) Robert E. Lee d) George Washington This Confederate capital city was burned at the end of the Civil War. a) Washington DC b) Charleston, South Carolina c) Manassas, Virginia d) Richmond, Virginia Lincoln used the Navy to blockade southern ports. Blockade means to: a) Block armies from coming in b) Keep supplies from going in and out. c) Make peace talks d) Stop farmers from growing tobacco There was an important sea battle between these two ships. a) Susan Constant and Godspeed b) Nina and Pinta c) Mayflower and Sunflower d) Monitor and the Merrimack The battle between the Merrimack and the Monitor ended in ___________. a) A victory for the Union b) A draw c) A victory for the Confederacy d) A blockade These two ships were special because they were _________. a) Made of special wood b) Made of Gold c) Made of Iron d) Made of Silver The Civil War ended in __________________. a) Yorktown b) Richmond c) Fort Sumter d) Appomattox Court House