- The charters granted by the King of England allowed the Virginia Company of London to start a settlement in North America and gave the colonists the ____.
Your answer:
papers to make the voyage
supplies to build a fort
same rights as the English living in England
tools to become self-sufficient
- What was the first attempt at self-government in the Virginia colony?
Your answer:
Committee of Correspondence
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
English Parliament
- In 1619, the governor of Virginia called a meeting of the Virginia Assembly. The assembly included two ___________ (called burgesses), the govenor's council, and the governor.
Your answer:
wealthy stockholders
English sailors
military leaders
citizen representatives
- Who were considered to be citizens in the Jamestown settlement?
Your answer:
people from England
all people
soldiers
only adult men
- By the 1640's, the burgesses became a separate legislative body, called the ______.
Your answer:
English Parliament
House of Meetings
Virginia House of Burgesses
Assembly of Virginia
- The arrival of ___________- in 1620, made it possible for the settlers to establish families and maintain a more permanent settlement at Jamestown.
Your answer:
women
reinforcements
supplies
more colonists
- Conflict developed between the Virginia colony and what country over the payment of the French and Indian War?
Your answer:
Spain
France
Ireland
England
- The English Parliament believed it had legal authority (power) in the colonies, while the colonists believed their _______ had legal authority.
Your answer:
local assemblies
colonial people
free men
land owners
- Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies, while the colonists believed that they should not be taxed since ________.
Your answer:
they had no representation in Parliament
people from other countries lived in the colonies, too
they sent raw materials to England
they were across the Atlantic Ocean
- What document, written by George Mason, granted Virginians freedom of religion, press, and the right to a fair trial?
Your answer:
United States Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Treaty of Paris
- Which document written by Thomas Jefferson states that the authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings, and that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
Your answer:
Articles of Confederation
United States Constitution
Statute for Religious Freedom
Declatation of Independence
- The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson, gave Virginians what basic right?
Your answer:
freedom of worship
freedom to vote
the right to bear arms
freedom to build more churches
- When did the colonies declare independence from Great Britain?
Your answer:
April 9, 1865
July 4, 1776
October 12, 1492
December 7, 1648
- Why was George Mason an important Virginian?
Your answer:
He wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
He owned the largest plantation.
He wrote the Virginia Declaration of Independence.
He was the first Virginian to hold an important office.
- The Bill of Rights was based on what document written by George Mason?
Your answer:
Virginia Constitution
Virginia Plan
Virginia Statute for Religions Freedom
Virginia Declaration of Rights
- The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was an important document because it _____.
Your answer:
started the Revolutionary War
became the basis for the United States Constitution
became the basis for the Bill of Rights
created many new churches in Virginia
- The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson, was an important document because it became the basis for the ________.
Your answer:
Revolutionary War
United States Constitutional Convention
First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America
Virginia Declaration of Rights
- The introduction of the Constitution was known as the ______.
Your answer:
Bill of Rights
Preamble
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
- Why did George Mason oppose the new Constitution?
Your answer:
It lacked a Bill of Rights.
Slaves were not given freedom.
Women were not allowed to vote.
Slaves were given too many rights.
- What are the first ten amendments added to the Constitution called?
Your answer:
Preamble
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Bill of Rights
- What did Virginia have to do to be readmitted to the Union in 1870?
Your answer:
write a letter of apology
design a new state flag
promise not to fight
write a new constitution
- During Reconstruction, African Americans began to have power in Virginia's government, and ______.
Your answer:
men of all races could vote
African Americans could move to Canada
people could have good jobs
women could vote
- After Reconstruction, many gains were lost when ______ were passed by southern states. These laws established segregation or "separation" of the races and reinforced prejudices held by whites.
Your answer:
poll taxes
Jim Crow Laws
new prejudices
poll tests
- An unfair difference in the treatment of people is called _____.
Your answer:
segregation
Reconstruction
sharecropping
discrimination
- The 1954 Supreme Court ruling of "Brown vs Board of Education" stated that "separate but equal public schools" were ________.
Your answer:
normal
acceptable
fair
unconstitutional
- The demand for all people to be treated equally under the law was called the ______.
Your answer:
Abolitionist Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Women's Rights Movement
Bill of Rights
- The policy of Massive Resistance led by Harry F. Byrd was NOT successful and _______.
Your answer:
all Virginia students were forced to wear uniforms
Virginia public schools were integrated
Virginia schools switched to being year-round schools
Virginia schools closed their doors
- The General Assembly is the legislative branch of the Virginia government that makes stated laws. It is divided into two parts: The Senate and the _____.
Your answer:
Hosue of Representatives
General Assembly
House of Burgesses
House of Delegates