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What is a crop grown primarily to make money?
cash crop
Before the arrival of settlers, American Indians lived throughout Virginia. After the settlers arrive, most American Indians moved_______.
inland
As the capitals of Virginia were changing, the population was moving--
westward
The following statements are correct EXCEPT:
a. free African Americans were allowed the same freedoms and rights as the white Americans
b. enslaved African Americans had no rights
c. many free African Americans owned their own businesses and property, but were denied most rights
d. most enslaved African Americans worked tobacco, crops, and livestock
a. free African Americans were allowed the same freedoms and rights as the white Americans
What are the five bordering states of Virginia?
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Maryland
How did agriculture in the Virginia colony influence the institution of slavery?
The colony became dependent on slave labor for many years.
In which areas did Africans and the English primarily settle?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont
[Thomas planted a field of tobacco. He needs supplies before his crop is ready. A local store owner gives Thomas the supplies. Thomas says, "I will pay you for the supplies after I harvest and sell my crops."]
The supplies are an example of:
credit
Food choices in colonial Virginia were
What are the five regions of Virginia?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
This plant was the most profitable plant grown in the Virginia colony. What is it?
tobacco
What are the three examples of cultural landscapes. One example is a house.
house, barn, church
All of the following are true statements EXCEPT:
a. colonists deposited their money at local banks
b. colonists bought goods and services on credit
c. bartering was often used instead of money
d. some colonists had debt
a. colonists deposited their money at local banks
What conclusions or generalizations could be made concerning resources found in colonial Virginia?
a. Many people lived in one-room homes.
b. Most of the clothing were made of silk.
c. Meals were made from local produce and meats.
d. Families made their own clothes.
e. Food choices were unlimited.
a, c, d
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
Event: African men, women, and children brought to the Virginia colony
Causes:
1. Tobacco became a profitable product
2. Tobacco cultivation
3. ?
Inexpensive form of labor
What are the reasons that the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
-the drinking water was contaminated
-unhealthy living conditions caused diseases
-Williamsburg was already an established town
Robert does not have any money. He needs a horse. His friend lends him $40.00 to purchase a horse. Robert now owes his friend money. The money Robert owes is
If Mary were going to build a house in colonial Virginia, her house would most likely be
a one-room home with dirt floors.
Algonquian
Who settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley, which was long the migration route?
Germans and Scots-Irish
In the early 1700s, England became---
a. Great Britain
b. Scotland
c. Europe
d. the British Isles
Great Britain
The act of trading or exchanging goods and services without the use of money is known as
bartering
People living in colonial Virginia depended on natural and human resources to produce the goods and services they needed. What other resource did they depend on?
a. Industrial
b. Man-made
c. Organic
d. Capital
Capital
Who experimented with tobacco causing the economy in Virginia to emerge?
John Rolfe