Hutchison ES Gr. 4 SOL Practice Quiz

People and Places

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The following questions will test your knowledge of the important people and terms of Virginia history. Select each answer from the drop down list provided, then check your score at the bottom to see how well you've done.

1. Who was the the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army and the first president of the United States?

2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence to express the reasons for colonial independence from England?

3. Who spoke out against taxation without representation by saying, "Give me liberty or give me death"?

4. Who was the Father of the Constitution?

5. Who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?

6. What was the name of the group of people who served in the Continental Army and fought against the English?

7. Who was the slave from Virginia who served in the Continental Army and was given freedom after the war?

8. Who led a raid on Harper's Ferry?

9. During the Civil War which general was famous for fighting in the Battle of Bull Run?

10. Who was the commander of the Confederacy?

11. Who led the Massive Resistance movement against the integration of public schools and established "pay as you go" policy for road improvements?

12. Who was the first African American to be the winner of a major men's tennis singles championship?

13. Who was the first African American to be elected a state governor in the United States?

14. What type of document gave settlers the right to establish a settlement in North America?

15. What is the name of the period following the Civil War in which congress passed laws to rebuild the country and bring southern states back into the Union?

16. What is name of the system where poor white farmers rented land from a landowner and promised to pay the owner with a share of the crop?

17. What is the separation of people (usually based on race or religion)?

18. What is the unfair difference in the treatment of people?

19. What is full equality of all races in the use of public facilities?

20. What was the name of the movement which was against integrating Virginia's public schools?

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1. Who was the the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army and the first president of the United States?
2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence to express the reasons for colonial independence from England?
3. Who spoke out against taxation without representation by saying, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
4. Who was the Father of the Constitution?
5. Who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?
6. What was the name of the group of people who served in the Continental Army and fought against the English?
7. Who was the slave from Virginia who served in the Continental Army and was given freedom after the war?
8. Who led a raid on Harper's Ferry?
9. During the Civil War which general was famous for fighting in the Battle of Bull Run?
10. Who was the commander of the Confederacy?
11. Who led the Massive Resistance movement against the integration of public schools and established "pay as you go" policy for road improvements?
12. Who was the first African American to be the winner of a major men's tennis singles championship?
13. Who was the first African American to be elected a state governor in the United States?
14. What type of document gave settlers the right to establish a settlement in North America?
15. What is the name of the period following the Civil War in which congress passed laws to rebuild the country and bring southern states back into the Union?
16. What is name of the system where poor white farmers rented land from a landowner and promised to pay the owner with a share of the crop?
17. What is the separation of people (usually based on race or religion)?
18. What is the unfair difference in the treatment of people?
19. What is full equality of all races in the use of public facilities?
20. What was the name of the movement which was against integrating Virginia's public schools?