Colonial Coin & Commerce!
Trading goods and services without the use of money is called what?
What is barter?
Most people in colonial Virginia lived in these types of houses.
What are one-room houses with dirt floors?
The Declaration of Independence was written by this person.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This person was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The American victory at this battle led to the surrender of the British army.
What is Yorktown?
Buying a good or service now and paying for it later is called what?
What is credit?
Women in colonial Virginia often made this for their families.
What is clothing?
Colonists believed that they should not be taxed without this.
What is representation in Parliament?
This person inspired patriots with his "give me liberty or give me death" speech.
Who is Patrick Henry?
The war officially ended with this document.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
In colonial Virginia, this crop was sometimes used as money.
What is tobacco?
Most white Virginians made their living from this.
What is the land (farming)?
The Declaration of Independence states that authority to govern belongs to these people.
Who are the people?
This French nobleman helped the Continental Army and contributed to the victory at Yorktown.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
This city was chosen as the new capital because it was more centrally located.
What is Richmond?
Money that is put away to use at a later date is called what?
What is savings?
Enslaved African Americans were denied these.
What are basic rights?
The Declaration of Independence states that all people are created equal and have rights to these.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
This enslaved African American served as a spy for the Continental Army.
Who is James Lafayette?
The capital was moved to Richmond to increase the distance from this.
What is the sea?
In colonial Virginia, farmers often paid their debts after this.
What is their crop harvest?
Colonial Virginia residents used these three resources to produce goods and services.
What are natural, human, and capital resources?
The disagreement between the colonists and the British Parliament was over how the colonies should be what.
What is governed?
Some enslaved African Americans supported this side, who promised them freedom.
Who are the British?
The capital was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond because the population was moving in this direction.
What is westward?