Geographic Regions
What type of land does the coastal plain have ?
It provided transportation
What did the Atlantic ocean provided?
It provided transportation
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
What is the Virginia Company of London
Why did Jamestown move to Williamsburg ?
because the drinking water was contaminated
How many tribes were prominent in Virginia?
Who were they?
3 Powhatan, Cherokee, Monocan
What type of land does the Piedmont region have?
food and tarnsporttation
The Chesapeake was a source of?
Food and transportation
Where is Jamestown located in 1607
What is a peninula borderd on three sides
What is the current capital of Virginia?
Richmond
What is tobacco ?
a cash crop
What are major products in the coastal plain?
the James river
Jamestown is located along the?
What is the james river
What were the reasons why the Jamestown settlers came to america
Jamestown was primarily an economic venture
Richmond location was
a more central location for Virginians moving west
What do they do for food in the winter ?
hunted birds and animals
What are the major industries in the Piedmont?
A peninsula is a piece of land bordered by water on three sides
What is a peninsula?
What is a piece of land borderd by water on three sices
What were the reasons for English colonization in america
England hoped to find silver and gold in america
moving to Richmond increased the
The distance from attack by the english
What did they do for food in the fall ?
harvested crops
What are major products valley and ridge?
The eastern shore is a peninsula bordered by the Chesapeake bay
Where is the eastern shore located?
The eastern shore is a peninsula bordered by the Chesapeake bay
Why was the capital moved to Williamsburg?
Contaminated drinking water, disease and starvation, and fires destroyed buildings
Why was the capital moved to Richmond?
What is a more central location
What did they do for food in the spring ?
fished and picked berries