crops
What crops did Virginia produce?
Born Matoaka, this famous Powhatan princess allegedly saved the life of Captain John Smit
Pocahontas
Covering over 100 miles of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this scenic Virginia National Park is famous for Skyline Drive.
What is Shenandoah National Park?
These gave the Virginia Company the right to establish a colony and extended English rights to the colonists.
the Charters of the Virginia Company of London?
The most populous city in Virginia, it shares its name with the state and is a popular vacation spot for beach lovers.
What is Virginia Beach?
What is the crop that financially saved the Jamestown colony and was so valuable it was used to pay taxes.
Tobacco
The Tidewater region tribes, including the Powhatan, primarily spoke dialects of this major Native American language family.
Algonquian
This famous mountain range, part of the larger Appalachians, is known for its distinct bluish color when seen from a distance due to hydrocarbons released by its trees.
The Blue Ridge Mountains
He helped Jamestown survive by making rules and trading with Indigenous peoples.
Who is Captain John Smith?
This red-feathered singer became Virginia's official state bird in 1950
What is the Northern Cardinal?
Though colonial Virginia relied on tobacco, this versatile legume has overtaken it as the commonwealth's top agricultural crop export.
Soybeans
This English captain was captured by Powhatan's men in 1607 and famously claimed Pocahontas saved hi
s life.
John Smith
Waterfalls and rapids along this geographical zone prevent ships from traveling further inland, dividing the Coastal Plain from the Piedmont.
The Fall Line
This culture and/or group of people was brought over to work the tobacco fields.
Who are African Americans
Born in Port Conway, Virginia on March 16, 1751, he was the fourth president of the United States.
Who is James Madison?
Virginia ranks in the top 10 nationally for the production of this underground legume, a crop famously boosted in eastern VA by agricultural scientist George Washington Carver.
The Salty Snack (Peanuts)
Long before English settlers arrived at Jamestown, this prominent town served as the headquarters and power center for Powhatan leaders.
Werowocomoco
Surrounded by the Great Dismal Swamp, it is one of only two naturally occurring lakes in the entire Commonwealth.
Lake Drummond
A good or service owed to another (buying something now and paying for it later).
What is debt (or credit)?
Name two major products or resources associated with Virginia’s Coastal Plain region.
What are seafood and peanuts?
Named after a local Native American tribe, this official state soil is found on Jamestown's Mainland Farm, the oldest continuously cultivated farm in the U.S.
What is Pamunkey (soil)
Known as the "mound builders" of Virginia, this state and federally recognized Siouan-speaking tribe historically controlled the Piedmont region.
What is the Monacan Indian Nation
Located isolated in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, this sinking Virginia island is famous for its residents who still speak a unique, rhotic dialect of English tracing back to 17th-century British settlers
Tangier Island
He saved the colony of Jamestown by emphasizing self-sustaining farming and a forced work program, famously saying, "If you don't work you don't eat".
Who is John Smith?
This freshwater lake in Virginia is pointed at by the red arrow on many regional geography maps.
What is Lake Drummond