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Golden Horseshoe Review 14

Golden Horseshoe Review 14. The elected official who is keeper of the Great Seal of West Virginia is:. the Secretary of State. Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, West Virginia hosted displaced persons at:. Camp Dawson.

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Golden Horseshoe Review 14

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  1. Golden Horseshoe Review 14

  2. The elected official who is keeper of the Great Seal of West Virginia is: the Secretary of State

  3. Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, West Virginia hosted displaced persons at: Camp Dawson

  4. Examine the statements and decide upon their correct chronological order.1. Henry Ruffiier publishes a pamphlet opposing slavery.2. The B&O Railroad reaches Wheeling.3. Virginia establishes a literary fund to provide an education to poor children.4. German and Swiss immigrants settle Helvetia.5. John and William Rathbone first strike oil at Burning Springs. 3,1,2,5,4

  5. (1847) 1.Henry Ruffner publishes a pamphlet opposing slavery.(1853) 2. The B&O Railroad reaches Wheeling.(1809) 3. Virginia establishes a literary fund to provide an education to poor children.(1869) 4. German and Swiss immigrants settle Helvetia.(1859-60) 5. John and William Rathbone first strike oil at Burning Springs.

  6. The chemical industry in West Virginia began during what war? World War I

  7. From what kind of taxes do city governments and county courts raise most of their funds? Property taxes

  8. Who was the first woman nominated for West Virginia governor by a major politicalparty? Charlotte Pritt

  9. What is a group effort to enforce a demand by refusing to work? a labor "strike"

  10. Which region of West Virginia has the greatest metropolitan or urban population? Metro-Valley Region

  11. Which major WV City is the junction for the most Interstate highway connections? Charleston

  12. Why do you suppose there are no Interstate highways in the Allegheny or Potomac Highlands? The terrain is too mountainous

  13. Where are our largest cities located in West Virginia? Along our state’s waterways

  14. This Wheeling native, who served as president of the United Auto Workers, guidedthe 1955 merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of IndustrialOrganizations. Walter Reuther

  15. Who wrote the poem "Color the Two Panhandles“ which describes the differences in history and economy of the northern and eastern panhandles? Louise McNeill

  16. The geographic center of West Virginia is located in what county? Braxton County

  17. During the Civil War, the division of Virginia would be a military and political victory for which side? Union

  18. How many justices serve on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals? Five

  19. Federal legislation requiring mining companies to develop an emergency response plan for each mine was the result of what West Virginia January 2006 tragedy? Sago mine disaster

  20. What are West Virginia's official state colors? Old gold and blue

  21. In 2001, the majority of West Virginians worked in these two areas: services and wholesale/retail trade

  22. Who served as governor for the Restored Government of Virginia? Francis H. Pierpont

  23. Who served as West Virginia’s first governor? Arthur I. Boreman

  24. In What two geographic regions would we find West Virginia’s original and present state capital? Ohio River Valley and Allegheny Plateau

  25. The treaty that ended Lord Dunmore's War was the: Treaty of Camp Charlotte

  26. In 2000, West Virginia ranked ninth in the production of this natural resource, for which the state had been the leading producer until 1917. natural gas

  27. Municipalities with fewer than 2,000 residents must use this form of government: mayor-council

  28. Replacement of punch card and lever voting machines, placement of a handicap-accessible voting machine at each voting precinct, adoption of a centralized voter registration system, and modification of provisional voting requirements, are all examples of changes that took place in West Virginia as a result of what federal law passed in 2002? “Help America Vote Act”

  29. The building of Hawk’s Nest Tunnel in Fayette County in 1930-31 is remembered for: The deaths of hundreds of laborers from silicosis

  30. More than 75 percent of the state is forested. / Each year, more than 1 billion board feet of timber is cut in West Virginia.This statement is an example of what theme of geography? human and environmental interaction

  31. Early coal miners were paid according to the amount of coal they mined, often basedon the capacity of a coal car. A system whereby the cars were altered to hold more than the stated capacity and miners were paid for less coal than they actually mined wasknown as: cribbing

  32. Hancock and Ohio counties are associated with what particular industries Iron and steel

  33. What official state agency regulates rates, charges, and services forutilities and motor carriers? Public Service Commission

  34. Today, visitors entering West Virginia are greeted by new welcome signs that displaythe slogan:

  35. What program receives more state funding than any other program? education

  36. In the fall of 1867, students were admitted to the first African American college inWest Virginia. What was the name of this institution? Storer College, at Harpers Ferry

  37. Frontier settlers often cleared their land by removing a band of bark from each tree causing it to die. What was this process called? girdling

  38. What West Virginia natural wonder contains acidic wetlands and plant life such as skunk currant and elderberry? Cranberry Glades

  39. If you started a canoe trip at the head of Middle Island Creek and followed the flow of the river, which body of water would you eventually reach? Gulf of Mexico

  40. The construction of this road through Wheeling in 1818 facilitated the opening of thewestern part of the United States. National Road

  41. At the general election in November 1956, the following amendment to the stateconstitution was approved by the voters:"Regardless of sex, all persons, who are otherwise qualified, shall be eligible to serve as petit jurors, in both civil and criminal cases, as grand jurors and as coroner's jurors."What did this amendment do? allowed women to be jurors

  42. This follows Interstate 79 from Lewis County to the Pennsylvania state line and has brought biometric and aerospace industries to north-central West Virginia High-Tech Corridor

  43. Below are listed several events that occurred during the early history of western Virginia. Examine the statements and decide upon their correct chronological order.1. Celoron de Blainville claims the Ohio Valley for France.2. African American slave Dick Pointer helps defend Fort Donnally.3. Batts and Fallam explore the New River.4. Morgan Morgan settles at Bunker Hill in Berkeley County.5. Colonial and Native American forces fight the Battle of Point Pleasant. 3,4,1,5, 2

  44. (1749) 1. Celoron de Blainville claims the Ohio Valley for France.(1778)2. African American slave Dick Pointer helps defend Fort Donnally.(1671)3. Batts and Fallam explore the New River.(1731)4. Morgan Morgan settles at Bunker Hill in Berkeley County.(1774)5. Colonial and Native American forces fight the Battle of Point Pleasant.

  45. Because of its role in the manufacture of an important iron product in the 1800s,Wheeling was nicknamed: Nail City

  46. This United States senator from West Virginia sponsored the constitutionalamendment giving 18 year olds the right to vote. Jennings Randolph

  47. The Friends of Coal Bowl, a 7-game series between Marshall University and WestVirginia University that began 2006, is sponsored by the: West Virginia Coal Association

  48. Under a change in the law in 2000, the person who holds this state governmentposition also bears the title of lieutenant governor of West Virginia. President of the Senate

  49. According to federal census statistics, WV women historically have participated in the labor force at lower rates than women nationwide.What is the reason for the lower employment rate of women in WV in the 20th Century? The extractive and manufacturing industries (like coal, logging, and steel) that dominated the state's industrial economy for many decades provided few job opportunities for women.

  50. Read the following excerpt from a poem by Louise McNeill:"Out of earth-sandBy man's breath,By man's hand:This glowing crystal birth,Half-seen and half-unseen -Flames, orange, sea-blue,Lavender and green -Transparent miracle that comes to passOut of earth's sandBy man's immortal hand -"This poem describes what activities? Glass making

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