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VA History Module 1 Test Questions with Verified Solutions Virginia is the ________ largest state according to the 2013 census. 12th What are the 5 states that border Virginia? North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, West Virginia, and Kentucky How many Presidents have been Virginians? 8 The Virginia state motto is what? "Sic Semper Tyrannis" The ___________ _____________ of 1776 established the official state flag of Virginia. Virginia Convention Of the district regions of...

Colonial Period () : when several european countries attempted to settle and colonize americas to expand their territories *many native americans killed or displaced by disease and territorial expansion *main focus of colonial period: 13 english colonies on each coast; reason of colonization is bc it is a response to England's policy of mercantilism and colonists' desire to be free from religious persecution *mercantilism: requires colonies to provide raw materials to england to cont...

American Yawp Exam Questions Marking Scheme 2024 Update Gabriel's Rebellion - Answer -- a plot - Slave was named Gabriel who planned to end slavery. - Sent several messages to Virginia's white residents (threats). - Suggested that slaves were capable of carrying out a violent revolution. Haitian Revolt - Answer -- - Henry Moss - Answer -- A slave in Virginia - marketed himself as "a great curiosity" in Philadelphia. - Earned enough money to buy his freedom. - The most famous...

Colonial Period () - ANSWERSwhen several european countries attempted to settle and colonize americas to expand their territories *many native americans killed or displaced by disease and territorial expansion *main focus of colonial period: 13 english colonies on each coast; reason of colonization is bc it is a response to England's policy of mercantilism and colonists' desire to be free from religious persecution *mercantilism: requires colonies to provide raw materials to england t...

The Spanish Empire in America was, unlike the French and English New World empires, a mostly urban civilization. What was the primary purpose of the Proclamation of 1763? To bring stability to the colonial frontier. In the 1770s and 1780s, what was a characteristic of voting rights? They were not uniform, as each state's constitution had different stipulations. Which commodity drove the African slave trade in Brazil and the West Indies during the seventeenth century? Su...

Chesapeake Bay Area correct answers majority of migrants who moves there were indentured servants, economy based on tobacco, few women, less democratic Deism correct answers the belief that God had created the world but allowed it to operate through the laws of nature exodusters correct answers african americans who fled the violence of the Reconstruction South in 1879 and 1880 to start a new in Kansas (west) scalawags correct answers term used by southerners in the reconstruction era f...

Apush Ch 3 Study Guide 2023/2024.Characteristics of early colonial life in North America included A) less diversity of culture compared with Britain B) a native population that outnumbered Europeans C) a low percentage of African-Americans in the South D) a mild and easily manageable physical environment E) a dominant culture of French tasted and styles - ANSWER B) a native population that outnumbered Europeans The system of temporary servitude in the New World A. was appealing to Nor...

GCU 322 Map Quiz 6 - Questions and Answers Which city is on the Potomac River? Washington, DC Which is NOT in New Jersey? Yonkers Wilmington and Dover are in: Delaware Which of the following is NOT part of the New York City metropolitan area? Bridgeport Which river is NOT in New York State? Merrimack Which river forms the boundary between New Jersey and Pennsylvania? Delaware Which 2 cities are on Chesapeake Bay? Annapolis and Baltimore Which is NOT in eastern Massachusetts? Connecticut River ...

US History - ABCTEPre-Columbian - correct answer The age of history in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans (Columbus) Jamestown - correct answer 1607 - The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia. Located about 60 miles from the Chesapeake Bay to avoid being an easy target for Spanish explorers also trying to claim land. Who were the colonists at Jamestown employed by? - correct answer Virginia Company Who fought the Pequot War? - correct...

The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is authorized by the ______ and administered through the ______ - Answer-Virginia Stormwater Management Act, Virginia Stormwater Management Program Regulation VPDES Permit/Construction GP authorizes discharge of stormwater from construction activities that are - Answer-greater than or equal to an acre The Stormwater Management Act requires the State Water Control Board to - Answer-permit, regulate, and control stormwater runoff DEQ has ___ days t...