Easy Peasy
How many banks were there in Colonial Virginia?
Bonus: Name them
0
What was the purpose of the Jamestown settlement?
An economic venture
Why did Africans settle primarily in the Coastal Plains and Piedmont Regions?
Because they were brought there to work on tobacco farms.
Where was Virginia grown tobacco mostly sold?
England
Hardship or Reason to Settle?
It was easily defended from attack from the Spanish.
Reason to Settle.
What were the colonists' homes like?
Small, one room, dirt floors.
Name each river and it's matching city found on the river.
Potomac- Alexandria
Rappahannock- Fredericksburg
York- Yorktown
James- Jamestown & Richmond
Give 2 reasons that Jamestown survived as a settlement.
The strong leadership of John Smith.
The arrival of supply ships.
What were Virginia's first three capitals, in order?
Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond
What are three examples of architecture that reflect different cultures in Virginia?
barns, homes, churches
Who granted charters to the colonists?
King James
What three things were used to make clothes?
Cotton, wool, leather
Sue's school is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Her class is going on a field trip to Werowocomoco. Which direction will the school bus travel?
East
Name a hardship faced by the Jamestown Colonists.
Died of starvation and disease.
The site they chose to live on was marshy.
They did not have the skills needed to survive.
Which capital was chosen because it was centrally located after settlers started moving west?
Richmond
What culture does the name Roanoke reflect?
American Indian
Who financed the colonists' trip to Jamestown?
Stockholders of Virginia Company
Which is true?
Jamestown used to be an island, but is now a peninsula
Jamestown used to be a peninsula, but is now an island
Neither is true
#2
What were most meals made of in Colonial Virginia?
Local produce and meat, maybe bread.
What is one way that the Native Americans helped the settlers to survive?
Showed them how to grow crops
Pocahontas served as a contact between the settlers and Native Americans
Powhatan taught the Settlers survival skills
What were three reasons the capital moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg.
contaminated drinking water
fires
unhealthy living conditions with disease
Williamsburg was an established town.
Which groups of settlers went primarily to the Shenandoah Valley?
German, Irish, Scottish
The Chesapeake Bay provided which 3 things?
Food
Transportation
Safe Harbor
What was Jamestown's system of government called?
The General Assembly
You live in the Appalachian Plateau. In what order will you travel through the regions of Virginia to visit a friend in Virginia Beach?
Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
What was the effect of additional English women arriving in 1620?
They could establish a more permanent settlement
Why did the settlers have to rely on credit?
They had to wait for the tobacco to be harvested, and didn't have money to pay right then.
Why was the General Assembly in 1619 important?
It was the first elected legislative body in the new world.
What were the three parts of the General Assembly?
The Governor
The Governor's Council
The Burgesses
What document gave the Jamestown settlers the rights of English citizens?
The Charters of the Virginia Company issued by King James