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33 questions
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  • Q1
    How many large bodies of water border VA to the east?
    1
    2
    3
    4
    30s
  • Q2
    Which mountain system runs through VA?
    Eastern Mountains
    West VA Mountains
    Appalachian Mountains
    Rocky Mountains
    30s
  • Q3
    What body of water provided a route from Europe to North America for early explorers?
    Pacific Ocean
    Chesapeake Bay
    Atlantic Ocean
    James River
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the name of the body of water located in the CP/TW region that is a shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?
    Lake Drummond
    Eastern Shore
    Smith Mountain Lake
    Chesapeake Bay
    30s
  • Q5
    Who were the first group of people to live in VA?
    American Indians
    African Americans
    Scots-Irish
    English
    30s
  • Q6
    Which item is least likely to be an Indian artifact?
    stone tool
    journal
    arrowhead
    pottery
    30s
  • Q7
    What did the English trade to the native peoples?
    leather, canoes, beads
    tobacco, food, guns
    tools, pots, copper
    food, furs, leather
    30s
  • Q8
    Who served as a contact between the native peoples and the English?
    King James I
    Powhatan
    John Rolfe
    Pocahontas
    30s
  • Q9
    Describe VA's climate.
    hot with four separate seasons
    cold with three separate seasons
    mild with four separate seasons
    dry with two separate seasons
    30s
  • Q10
    What did the American Indians use to make their shelter?
    items bought from settlers
    materials around them
    grass mats sent from Canda
    trees shipped from England
    30s
  • Q11
    What is NOT a state-recognized tribe in the Commonwealth of VA?
    Rappahannock Tribe
    Mattaponi Tribe
    Cherokee Tribe
    Pamunkey Tribe
    30s
  • Q12
    Jamestown was settled primarily as..
    economic venture
    agriculture experiment
    community project
    religious opportunity
    30s
  • Q13
    What was the name of the large Indian town used as the headquarters of the leader Powhatan in 1607?
    Nansemond
    Roanoke
    Jamestown
    Werowocomoco
    30s
  • Q14
    The English chose to settle at Jamestown because...
    the water was too shallow for ships to attack the colony
    they found gold and silver buried near the shore of the James River
    they believed they had a good supply of drinking water
    Chief Powhatan gave the land to the English colonists
    30s
  • Q15
    Which is NOT a hardship faced by the Jamestown colonists?
    the settlers did not know how to read maps
    many settlers died of starvation and disease
    the site they chose to live on was marshy
    the men did not have the skills needed to survive
    30s

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