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Question 1

Bacon's Rebellion (1676) in Virginia was mainly a protest against what?

Accepted Answer

Gov. Berkeley's Indian policy and frontier defense

Answer

Nathaniel Bacon's frontier settlers rebelled against Governor Berkeley's refusal to fight Native Americans.

Question 2

What body, established in 1619, was the first representative legislature in English America?

Accepted Answer

House of Burgesses

Answer

The House of Burgesses first met at Jamestown in 1619.

Question 3

Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Answer

Jefferson wrote it in 1777 and the Assembly passed it in 1786 under Madison's leadership.

Question 4

Which 1781 battle in Virginia effectively ended major fighting in the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Answer

Cornwallis surrendered to Washington and French allies at Yorktown.

Question 5

Who was the principal author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)?

Accepted Answer

George Mason

Answer

George Mason's document influenced the Bill of Rights.

SOL - Virginia & US History Test Practice Test