Mullen Elementary Grade 4 VA History SOL Practice
Multiple-choice exercise
Created by H. Pond
Choose the correct answer for each question.
What two large bodies of water border Virginia?
- The Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay.
- The Pacific Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay.
- The Artic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay.
What states border Virginia?
- Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
- Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
- Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
What is the tidewater region like?
- Flat land
- Raised land
- Dry
Where is the Piedmont region located?
- West of the Fall line
- South of the Fall line
- East of the Fall line
What important city is on the york river?
- Jamestown
- Yorktown
- Alexandria
When was the first Virginia Assembly?
- 1619
- 1720
- 1620
What is a cash crop?
- A crop grown to sell for money.
- A crop grown and given away for free
- A crop that grows cash
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
- George Mason
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
- George Mason
Who was known as the "Father of Our Country"?
- James Madison
- George Washington
- Thomas Jefferson
Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Robert E. Lee
Where was the capital of the confederacy?
- Richmond, VA
- Fredericksburg, VA
- Manassas, VA
Where did the Civil War end?
- At the Appomattox Court House, Virginia
- At the Manassas Court House, Virginia
- At the woodbridge Court House, Virginia
What is segregation?
- The intergration of people, usually based on hair and eye color.
- The intergration of people, usually based on race or religion.
- The separation of people, usually based on race or religion.
What was a poll tax?
- A tax that had to be paid in order to vote.
- A tax that did not have to be paid in order to vote.
- A tax that had to be paid in order to shop.
What is desegregation?
- The abolishment of racial segregation.
- The policy of racial segregation.
- Racial segregation.
What are the three branches of government in Virginia?
- Legislative and judicial.
- executive and judicial.
- Legislative, executive and judicial.
What does export mean?
- To bring into the state or country
- To send out of state or country.