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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which timeline shows the correct sequence of Virginia's state capital being moved throughout history?
Jamestown (1607) ⊳ Williamsburg (1699) ⊳ Richmond (1780)
Jamestown (1607) ⊳ Roanoke (1699) ⊳ Williamsburg (1780)
Jamestown (1607) ⊳ Williamsburg (1699) ⊳ Roanoke (1780)
Jamestown (1607) ⊳ Richmond (1699) ⊳ Williamsburg (1780)
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a reason why the capital of Virginia was moved to Williamsburg?
Drinking water was contaminated by salt water.
Fire destroyed buildings in Jamestown.
Williamsburg's location was better for trade.
Unhealthy living conditions caused diseases.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which was NOT a reason why the capital was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?
Moving to this location increased the distance from attack by the British.
Fire destroyed all the wooden and brick buildings in Williamsburg.
The population was moving westward.
It was a more central location.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the result of the burning of Jamestown?
Colonists left the Chesapeake Bay area.
City rebuilt near Werowocomoco.
Colonists joined the local American Indian tribe.
Capital moved to Williamsburg.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Each of these cities have been the capital of Virginia EXCEPT:
Charlottesville
Richmond
Jamestown
Williamsburg
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the most profitable cash crop the Virginia Colony sold to England?corncottontobaccopotatoes
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers?creditcash cropdebtmoney
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the primary industry / economic activity in colonial Virginia?Gold miningAgricultureBaked GoodsComputer's - 9. Multiple ChoiceWho settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia?EnglishNative peopleScots-IrishChinese
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe order of the capitals was " Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond"TrueFalse
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe order of the capitals was "Jamestown, Roanoke, Williamsburg"TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich was the FIRST capital of colonial Virginia?RichmondWashington, DCLondonJamestown
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich was the SECOND capital of colonial Virginia?RichmondWilliamsburgNew YorkYorktown
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich was the THIRD capital of colonial Virginia?RichmondRoanokeJamestownPetersburg
- 15. Multiple Choice"Contaminated water, buildings destroyed by fire, and diseases."
What does this list describe?Reasons for settling at JamestownReasons for moving the capital from Jamestown to WilliamsburgReasons for moving the capital form Williamsburg to RichmondReasons the natives settled in Werewocomoco - 16. Multiple ChoiceAs Virginia's population grew, in which direction did they move?WestNorthSouthEast
- 17. Multiple ChoiceDrinking water in ____________________ was contaminated by seepage of saltwater.WerowocomocoJamestown
- 18. Multiple Choice____________ destroyed wooden and brick buildings in Jamestown.FireFlooding-
- 19. Multiple Choice__________________ living conditions in Jamestown caused diseases.UnhealthyHealthy
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe capital eventually moved from Williamsburg to Richmond because ______________________ was moving westward.populationdisease
- 21. Multiple ChoiceMoving to Richmond increased the distance from the sea and possible attacks from the __________________.BritishSpanish
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a reason the capital of VA moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?centrally locatedfires destroyed homesfurther inland from attack by Englishbetter location for trade
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a reason the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?dirty living conditionsseepage of salt waterfires destroyed homesbetter location for trade
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one reason the Virginia capital was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?Richmond had cleaner drinking waterRichmond was a more central locationRichmond had a smaller populationRichmond was close to the Chesapeake Bay
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe site they chose was marshy and lacked safe drinking water, the settlers lacked skills, and many settlers died of disease and starvation. These were:Problems faced by settlers in the midwestHardships faced by the settlers at JamestownHardships placed on the Indians by the settlersProblems the settlers thought they might have
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich was one of the reasons the capital had to move from Jamestown to Williamsburg?protect from navy attackscontaminated drinking waterneeded a central locationfrequent Indian attacks
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Virginia's capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?It was difficult to attackIt was easy to control fishing in the Chespeake Bay.It was difficult to trade with American Indians (First Americans).It was easy to collect taxes.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe Jamestown site was chosen because it could easily be _______ from attack by seaDefeatedDefendedDevelopedDestroyed
- 29. Multiple ChoiceOne reason the settlers chose the site at Jamestown to build their settlement was ____.the native peoples were friendlythe water along the shore was deep enough for ships to dockthey followed the king's strict orders on where to build a settlementthere was already a fort and settlement established
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich city labeled on the map has not been a capital of Virginia?AlexandriaRichmondWilliamsburgJamestown
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich color is the label on the map for Virginia's first capital?BlackGreenBlueRed
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich color is the label on the map for Virginia's second capital?BlackGreenBlueRed
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich color is the label on the map for Virginia's third capital?BlackGreenBlueRed
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich color is the label on the map for Virginia's current capital?BlackGreenBlueRed
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich River does not exist in Virginia?James RiverElizabeth RiverHudson RiverRappahannock River
- 36. Multiple Choice
A long period without rain is what?
Investor
Monsoon
Drought
- 37. Multiple Choice
Because a drought may have caused the Native Americans to stop providing supplies, what happened to the settlers?
They starved
They returned to England
They survived by finding their own supplies
- 38. Multiple Choice
What was carved on a tree at Roanoke when White returned?
Lost
Domi Ruri
Croatoan
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat group of people did the VA colony depend on as reliable and inexpensive source of labor?Germans and Scots-IrishEnglishAfricansNative Americans
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat culture is reflected in the place name Roanoke?Germans and Scots-IrishAfricanEnglishNative American
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