4 th Grade Virginia Studies SOL Review Mrs. Shepherd Ashburn Elementary

3 rd 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 Jeffersond) 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 Masonb) James Madison c) Thomas Jeffersond) George Washington

Some Virginias remained loyal to the British during the Revolutionary War and were called __________. a) Patriotsb) Traitors c) Neutrald) Loyalists

The Virginians who fought against the English during the Revolutionary War were known as the __________. a) Patriotsb) Traitors c) Neutrald) Loyalists

The Virginia patriots served in the ______________. a) Continental Armyb) British Army c) Confederate Armyd) Union Army

The Virginians that did not take sides during the Revolutionary War were called __________. a) Patriotsb) Traitors c) Neutrald) 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 Tubmanb) James Armistead Lafayette c) John Brownd) Eli Whitney

This person was the commander- in-chief of the Continental Army. a) Ulysses S. Grantb) Robert E. Lee c) George Washingtond) “Stonewall” Jackson

This person is known for saying “…give me liberty or give me death!” a) Thomas Jeffersonb) George Washington c) James Madisond) Patrick Henry

The British surrendered at ___________ to the Americans ending the Revolutionary War. a) Appomattox Courthouse b) Jamestown c) Yorktownd) Richmond

This Virginian was elected as the first President of the United States of America. a) Thomas Jeffersonb) Abraham Lincoln c) James Madisond) George Washington

This important Virginian kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention. a) George Washingtonb) James Madison c) George Masond) Thomas Jefferson

This important Virginian was the president of the Constitutional Convention. a) George Washingtonb) James Madison c) George Masond) Thomas Jefferson

This Virginian was known for his compromising skills during the Constitutional Convention. a) Thomas Jeffersonb) James Madison c) Benjamin Franklind) Edmund Randolph

The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written by ______________. a) Thomas Jeffersonb) James Madison c) George Masond) Edmund Randolph

This Virginian is known as the “Father of the Constitution.” a) Thomas Jeffersonb) George Washington c) James Madisond) Benjamin Franklin

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was written by ________. a) Thomas Jeffersonb) George Washington c) James Madisond) 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 Rightsb) 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 Speechb) Freedom of the Press c) Freedom of Religiond) 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) 2b) 4 c) 7d) 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) Executiveb) Legislative c) Stated) 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) Presidentb) Governor c) Chiefd) 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) Cottonb) Corn c) Tobaccod) Beans

Virginians migrated to the west to look for __________. a) new land and new opportunities. b) coal c) goldd) freedom from their governor

Settlers crossed the Appalachian Mountains through the __________. a) Potomac Riverb) Blue Ridge Mountains c) Appalachian Gapd) Cumberland Gap

The economy of the north was _____________. a) Agriculturalb) Industrial c) Urband) Free States

The economy of the south was ______________. a) Industrialb) Coal mining c) Agriculturald) Slave States

Northern states wanted the new western territory to become _______. a) “Slave States”b) Agricultural c) Industriald) “Free States”

This African American led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia. a) Nat Turnerb) John Brown c) James Armisteadd) Robert E. Lee

This group of people wanted to end slavery. a) Slavesb) Abolitionists c) Anti-Slaveryd) Undergrounders

Harriet Tubman led slaves on a secret route north called the __________________. a) Big Dipperb) Secret Railroad c) Emancipation Proclamation d) Underground Railroad

This man led a raid on the Amory in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. a) John Brownb) John Smith c) Nat Turnerd) Douglas Wilder

Many southern states decided to seceded and formed the _________________. a) Confederate States of America b) United States of America c) Free Statesd) 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, Virginiab) Antietam, Maryland c) Manassas, Virginiad) 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. Grantb) “Stonewall” Jackson c) Robert E. Leed) George Washington

This Confederate capital city was burned at the end of the Civil War. a) Washington DCb) Charleston, South Carolina c) Manassas, Virginiad) 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 talksd) 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 Unionb) A draw c) A victory for the Confederacy d) A blockade

These two ships were special because they were _________. a) Made of special woodb) Made of Gold c) Made of Irond) Made of Silver

The Civil War ended in __________________. a) Yorktownb) Richmond c) Fort Sumterd) Appomattox Court House