Fourth Grade Virginia Studies Curriculum Framework Questions Wandnetta McCray Fourth Grade Teacher Accawmacke Elementary School

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Fourth Grade Virginia Studies Curriculum
Framework QuestionsWandnetta McCrayFourth
Grade TeacherAccawmacke Elementary School
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What language was spoken in the Tidewater Region
of Virginia?

1. Algonquian
2. Iroquoian
3. Siouan
4. Powhatan

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What is the product of the Tidewater Region?

1. Apples
2. Apples and Poultry
3. Coal
4. Seafood

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Alexandria is a city near -

1. James River
2. York River
3. Rappahannock River
4. Potomac River

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Fredericksburg is a city near-

1. James River
2. York River
3. Rappahannock River
4. Potomac River

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Which region of Virginia was the Algonquian
language spoken?

1. Blue Ridge Mountains
2. Tidewater/ Coastal Plain
3. Southern Va. An southwest Va.
4. Piedmont

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Jamestown and Richmond are cities along the-

1. York River
2. James River
3. Potomac River
4. Rappahannock River

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Yorktown is along the-

1. York River
2. James River
3. Potomac River
4. Rappahannock River

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What evidence is there that Indians lived in all
areas of the state?

1. Storytellers
2. Artifacts
3. Machines
4. Computers

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Which region of Virginia was the Iroquoian
language spoken?

1. Piedmont
2. Tidewater/ Coastal Plain
3. Southwest and southern Va.
4. Blue Ridge Mountains

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Which region of Virginia was the Siouan language
spoken?

1. Tidewater/ Coastal Plain
2. Piedmont
3. Southern and southwest Va.
4. Blue Ridge Mountains

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The Fall line separates the-

1. Tidewater and Piedmont regions
2. Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau
3. Eastern Shore and Chesapeake Bay

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Christopher Columbus called the people he found
Indians because-

1. He thought he was in the Indies
2. He wanted to find gold
3. He wanted to find a western route to America
4. He spoke Siouan.

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Virginia has a relatively

1. Cold, dry climate
2. Mild climate with distinct seasons
3. Moist climate with no seasons
4. Hot, dry rainforest

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Virginias Indians are referred to as the-

1. Eastern Shore Indians
2. Eastern Coast Indians
3. Powhatan Indians
4. Eastern Woodland Indians

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What are some ways Virginias Indians (First
Americans) adapted to the climate and interacted
with their environment?

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In the Summer, the First Americans-

1. Fished and picked berries
2. Harvested crops
3. Grew crops (corn, beans, squash)
4. Hunted birds and animals

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In the Fall, the First Americans-

1. Fished and picked berries
2. Harvested crops
3. Grew crops (corn, beans, squash)
4. Hunted birds and animals

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In the Winter, the First Americans-

1. Hunted birds and animals
2. Grew crops (corn, beans, squash)
3. Fished and picked berries
4. Harvested crops

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In the Spring, the First Americans-

1. Fished and picked berries
2. Hunted birds and animals
3. Harvested crops
4. Planted crops such as beans, corn, and squash

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Animal skins were used for -

1. Hunting
2. Clothing
3. Eating
4. Shelter

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Shelter was made from-

1. Materials found in the environment
2. Food
3. Cars
4. Homes

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England hope to find-

1. Silver and gold in America
2. Stockholders
3. Jewels
4. Hunting

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England wanted to establish an American colony to
increase its-

1. Wealth and power
2. Silver and gold
3. Stockholders
4. hunting

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An American settlement would furnish ___ ___
while opening new markets for ____.

1. Manufactured goods, selling
2. Raw materials, trade
3. Silver, trade
4. Silver and gold, trade

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Jamestown was primarily an-

1. Journey
2. Trip
3. Vacation
4. Economic venture

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_____ became the first permanent English
settlement in North America in 1607.

1. Roanoke
2. Plymouth
3. Yorktown
4. Jamestown

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When the settlers arrived in 1607, Jamestown was
located on a narrow-

1. Island
2. Plain
3. Peninsula
4. Ocean

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The peninsula was bordered on three sides by the -

1. York River
2. James River
3. Rappahannock River
4. Potomac River

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All of these are reasons for the settlers
choosing Jamestown EXCEPT-

1. The location could be easily defended from attack
   by sea.
2. The water along the shore was deep enough for
   ships to dock.
3. They knew how to fish and hunt.
4. They believed they had a good supply of fresh
   water.

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What was the importance of the Virginia Company
of London to the Jamestown Settlement?

1. The charters gave the Va. Company the right to
   establish a colony and extend the rights to the
   colonists.
2. The charters showed the settlers how to hunt and
   fish.
3. The charters kept the peace between the Settlers
   and Powhatan Indians.
4. The charters helped the Settlers go back to
   England.

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What was the first elected legislative body in
America called which later became known as the
Virginia General Assembly?

1. Virginia House of Burgesses
2. Virginia Company of London
3. Virginia State Government
4. Virginia State Supreme Court

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In 1620, ___ arrived in the Virginia Colony to
establish families and a more permanent
settlement.

1. Africans
2. Women
3. Animals
4. Hunters

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In 1619, ______ arrived in the Virginia Colony to
expand the tobacco economy.

1. Africans
2. Women
3. Hunters
4. Fisherman

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Who arrived in Jamestown in 1619 against their
will?

1. Women
2. Africans
3. Hunters
4. Fisherman

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What was the importance of Africans arriving in
Jamestown?

1. To establish a more permanent settlement
2. To start a colony
3. To pay for a settlement
4. To expand the tobacco economy

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Who emphasized self sustaining agriculture and
initiated trading relationships with the Powhatan
Indians (First Americans)?

1. John Rolfe
2. Captain John Smith
3. Pocahontas
4. Settlers

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Who said If you do not work, you shall not eat?

1. John Rolfe
2. Captain John Smith
3. Settlers
4. Chief Powhatan

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The arrival of ________ and Captain John Smiths
work program ensured the survival of the colony.

1. Houses
2. Two supply ships
3. Tools and weapons
4. Powhatan Indians

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The Powhatan Indians (First Americans) traded
______ with the English in exchange for ________.

1. Supplies/ goods
2. Food, furs, and leather/ tools, pots, and guns
3. Beads/ jewelry
4. Tobacco/ gold

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All of these were traded by the Powhatan Indians
(First Americans) EXCEPT-

1. Food
2. Furs
3. Tools
4. Leather

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All of these were traded by the English EXCEPT-

1. Tools
2. Pots
3. Guns
4. Furs

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Who initiated a trading relationship with the
Powhatan Indians (First Americans)?

1. Captain John Smith
2. Chief Powhatan
3. John Rolfe
4. Settlers

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Who believed that the English and the Powhatan
Indians (First Americans) could live in harmony?

1. Chief Powhatan
2. Pocahontas
3. Settlers
4. John Rolfe

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The Powhatan Indians (First Americans) introduced
new crops to the English, including _____ and
_____.

1. Jewels and gold
2. Silver and gold
3. Corn and tobacco
4. Wheat and sugar cane

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The Powhatan Indians (First Americans) would soon
view the colonists as-

1. Friends
2. Invaders that would take over their land
3. Family
4. Heroes

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A crop that is grown to sell for money is known
as-

1. Cash
2. Cash crop
3. Corn
4. Sugar cane

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The economy of the Virginia colony depended on
_____ as a primary source of wealth.

1. Gold
2. Silver
3. Agriculture
4. Industry

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Tobacco became the most profitable -

1. Agricultural product
2. Tool
3. Pot
4. Gun

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