Grade 4 - Virginia Studies SOL Prep

History and Social Science Skills

• VS.1 — Apply history and social science skills to explain the relationship between physical geography and the lives of Virginia's peoples, past and present.

Physical Geography

• VS.2 — Locate Virginia and its bordering states on maps of the United States and North America.
• VS.3 — Locate and describe the relative location and physical characteristics of Virginia's five geographic regions on a map.
• VS.4 — Locate, identify, and describe the impact of Virginia's bodies of water on its history, economy, and culture.

Virginia's Indigenous People

• VS.5 — Describe the Indigenous nations of Virginia past and present.

1607 through the American Revolution

• VS.6 — Explain the causes and effects of events associated with the first permanent English settlement in North America.
• VS.7 — Understand life in the Virginia colony.
• VS.8 — Explain Virginia and Virginians' role during the American Revolution.

Political Growth and Western Expansion: 1775 to the Mid-1800s

• VS.9 — Explain the establishment and growth of the new American nation with emphasis on the role of Virginians and events in Virginia during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Civil War and Postwar Eras

• VS.10 — Understand the key people, events, and issues of the Civil War and Virginia's role.
• VS.11 — Explain the reconstruction of Virginia following the Civil War.
• VS.12 — Recognize why Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents."

Virginia: 1900 to Present

• VS.13 — Understand the ways in which Virginia became interconnected and diverse.
• VS.14 — Understand the role Virginians played in American history during World War I and World War II.
• VS.15 — Understand the Civil Rights Movement in Virginia.
• VS.16 — Use history and social science skills to recognize why Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents."
• VS.17 — Explain Virginia's role in the global economy in the 21st century.

What is on the Grade 4 - Virginia Studies SOL test?

Grade 4 - Virginia Studies is organized into 7 strands: History and Social Science Skills, Physical Geography, Virginia's Indigenous People, 1607 through the American Revolution, Political Growth and Western Expansion: 1775 to the Mid-1800s, Civil War and Postwar Eras, Virginia: 1900 to Present.

How many standards does Grade 4 - Virginia Studies cover?

Grade 4 - Virginia Studies covers 17 individual Virginia SOL standards across its 7 strands.