Jamestown
Colonial Virginia
American Revolution
Vocabulary
Bonus
100
Who helped to make Jamestown a more permanent settlement?
Women
100
Why were laws passed in Virginia during the mid-1600s and early 1700s that established race-based enslavement?
To create a legal system that treated people differently based on skin color and ancestry.
100
Who is known as Commander-in-Chief of the First Continental Army?
George Washington
100
Money that you owe is defined as?
debt
100
What is the name of the document that tells us we are all equal and all deserve the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
Declaration of Independence
200
What battle put an end to the American Revolution with the British surrendering
Battle of Yorktown
200
Indigenous people lived throughout Virginia. After the settlers arrived, most Indigenous people were forced-
inland
200
What did James Armistead Lafayette contribute during the American Revolution?
He was a spy for the Continental Army
200
Define a Cash Crop
A crop grown primarily to make money.
200
What is the name of the document that officially ended the Revolutionary War at the end of the Yorktown battle?
Treaty of Paris, 1783
300
In which area did the Germans and Scots-Irish mostly settle?
4
300
True or False, mountains are a good example of architecture that represents different cultures?
FALSE
300
Colonists who did not like the fact that they were governed by the British from across the ocean and wanted a say in how they were governed. These colonists were called what?
Patriot
300
What does barter mean?
an exchange of goods or services without the use of money
300
Describe the economy of the Virginia colony
All of these will work. The settlers became dependent on slave labor. Agriculture was the primary source of wealth. Tobacco was a cash crop sold to England
400
What are the three reasons that the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
Diseases, contaminated drinking water, buildings destroyed by fire
400
What did the English colonists give to the Indigenous people?
Any of these will work. Tools, pots, and copper for jewelry
400
To support the Revolutionary War effort, women-
took on more responsibility
400
What is agriculture
like farming, but bigger – it's the science and work of growing plants and raising animals (like cows for milk or sheep for wool) to get food, clothes, and other things we use every day
400
What year did the capital of Virginia move to Jamestown, and where is the capital at present day?
1607 and Richmond
500
What changes resulted in the survival of the early Jamestown settlers?
All of these will work. Emphasis on agriculture. Forced work program. Strong leadership skills of Captain John Smith. Arrival of supply ships.
500
Describe the difference between indentured servants and enslaved people of the colony
All of these will work. Enslaved people - Worked for life without the promise of freedom. They were brought to Virginia against their will, beginning in 1619. Indentured servants- Some gained land and hired laborers after completing their service. Traveled to the colonies under a work agreement lasting several years.
500
Why were the Virginia colonies upset with the English Parliament?
The colonists believed they should not be taxed because they did not have representation in Parliament
500
Define "taxation without representation"
To tax someone without giving them a voice in Parliament.
500
The Indigenous People's language is reflected in Roanoke. Where is the English language reflected?
Richmond