History of Virginia

History 3630 History of Virginia Test 1 Review

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the four great rivers of coastal Virginia that empty into the Chesapeake Bay? a. York b. Rappahannock c. Hudson d. James

2. The Protestant Reformation in England was initiated by the monarch ______.

3. Evidence of the Spanish presence in Southwest Virginia and Northwest NC has come from each of the following except a. Spanish artifacts dug up near Morganton, NC b. human remains of Spanish explorers found near Saltville c. written documents relating to the Pardo expedition of 1567 d. an account of an Indian woman who had married a Spaniard and moved to St. Augustine

4. The great publicist for English colonization efforts in the late 16th century was a. John Bonham b. Richard Hakluyt c. Robin Trower d. Robert Plant

5. The first English attempt to settle in North America was at ______.

6. The English courtier ______sponsored the above settlement.

7. What was the main problem with the site of Jamestown? a. it was too close to the coast and susceptible to Spanish attack b. it was situated at an Indian settlement c. the settlers had no place to anchor their ships d. the drinking water was no good

8. Pocahontas married the English settler named ______.

9. Powhatan’s brother who evinced a hatred of the English from the beginning was a. Opechancanough b. Queequeg c. Metacom d. Tsenacommacah

10. Shakespeare’s play ______is based on the wreck of the Sea Venture on Barbados a. Hamlet b. King Lear c. The Tempest d. As You Like It

11. The winter of 1609-10 is known as the a. “starving time” b. first Thanksgiving c. “winter of our discontent” d. “restoration”

12. The governor whom Nathaniel Bacon opposed in his rebellion was a. Richard West b. Samuel Argall c. William Berkeley d. William Byrd 13. According to Virginia law passed in 1662, the status of a person, whether slave or free, came from the a. mother b. father c. nationality d. ability to work

14. The region of Virginia between the fall line and the western mountains is called the a. Sand Hills b. Piedmont c. Pine Barrens d. Tidewater

15. _____ True or False: By 1667, an African could become free by converting to Christianity.

16. ____ True or False: In the late 17th century Virginia leaders passed a law calling for the banishment of whites who intermarried with blacks or Indians.

17. William Byrd II a. kept a secret diary b. probably thought of himself as a Londoner c. had sex with his wife on a pool table d. a and b above e. all of the above

18. Two names central to the settlement of the Shenandoah Valley are a. Carter and Jefferson b. Patton and Preston c. Morgan and Freeman d. Giles and Eppes

19. _____ True or False: Most settlers of western Virginia came from eastern Virginia.

20. Before the Revolution, the Church of England in Virginia was “established,” meaning a. ministers received their salaries from the government b. slaves were required to attend Church c. taxes were used to support all denominations d. all of the above