Money in Colonial Virginia
Few people had paper _______ in Colonial VA.
money
This was the primary source of wealth for the VA colony.
agriculture
To trade items for goods and services
barter
Who would have had the right to vote in Colonial Virginia?
White Europeans or colonists
Virginia's capital moved from Jamestown to _____________.
Williamsburg
Colonial Virginia had no _______.
Did tobacco increase or decrease over the years, due to the help of slave labor?
increase
a medium of exchange (paper bills or coins)
money
What did people in colonial Virginia use to make their clothing?
cotton, wool and leather
What became unsafe because it was contaminated by salt water?
drinking water
What is this an example of?
A farmer could get a horse now and pay his debt when his crops were harvested and sold.
credit
Who did the colonists depend on to produce more tobacco?
slaves or slave labor
farming
agriculture
What did most colonists do for a living?
farm
This destroyed many buildings in Jamestown
fire
tobacco
Where was tobacco sold as a cash crop?
England
something owed to someone
debt
What did women typically wear during this time period?
bonnets
Unhealthy living conditions in Jamestown caused __________ to sread.
diseases
What is this an example of?
A farmer traded eggs for a loaf of bread.
barter
Tobacco was known as a ____ ______.
cash crop
to get something now, but pay for it later
credit
Who was forced to work on farms and were denied basic rights?
slaves or enslaved African Americans
What was the first capital of Virginia?
Jamestown