Virginia Studies Jeopardy Template

The Civil War	Reconstruction	Products and Industries	Jamestown	American Revolution
100 In Virginia waters off the coast of Hampton and Norfolk Where did the Monitor and Merrimack fight?	100 Railroads What was the most important factor in the growth of cities after the Civil War?	100 Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge What three regions have farming?	100 They were brought here against their will from present day Angola by Portugese sailors What was different about the Africans that arrived in the colony?	100 They took on more responsibility to support the war effort What was women's role during the American Revolution?
200 Robert E. Lee Who was the Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia	200 Tazewell county and later other nearby counties Where were coal deposits found?	200 Coal and Coal Mining What are the major products and industries found in the Appalachian Plateau?	200 easily defended from attack at sea deep enough to dock their ships *believed they had a good supply of drinking water Why did the colonist decide on the location for Jamestown?	200 General Cornwallis of the British surrendered to George Washington and the Patriots How did the Revolutionary War end?
300 The western counties did not want slavery while the eastern counties did What did the eastern and western counties of Virginia disagree about?	300 Sharecropping What was the system common in Virginia after the war where freedmen and poor white farmers rented land from the landowner by promising to pay the owner with a share of the crop	300 Tourism When people visit another area for fun or entertainment or because of its historical importance, it helps promote this industry.	300 Metal tools, pots, glass, guns, and copper What did the English trade with the native people?	300 Jack Jouett Who rode 40 miles on horseback to Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson the British were coming to arrest him
400 Nat Turner Who led a slave revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?	400 Poll tax What is a tax that had to be paid in order to vote?	400 Valley and Ridge Poultry, apples, dairy, beef, and farming are products and industries in this region	400 It was their first chance to control their own government Why was the House of Burgesses important?	400 authority to govern belongs to the people and not the King all people are created equal *right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness What are the three main ideas of the Declaration of Independence?
500 Some southern states seceded from the Union forming the Confederate States of America What happened when Abraham Lincoln was elected president?	500 They gained rights and began to vote and have power in the government until Jim Crow laws which caused them to lose most of the rights they had gained Describe what happened to African American's rights during Reconstruction	500 Seafood, peanuts, shipbuilding, tourism, and military bases Name the five products and industries in the Tidewater	500 Governor Governor's Council Two burgesses from each division Who made up the General Assembly?	500 It was the first land battle in Virginia and the Patriots victory forced the governor to flee Norfolk What happened at the Battle of Great Bridge?

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