Definitions
Materials
People
Places
Miscellaneous
100
What does the word “agriculture” mean?
Farming
100
How did people get new clothing?
They had to make it themselves
100
What kind of work did enslaved Africans do in the colonies?
Farming/agriculture
100
Where was the first capital of Virginia?
Jamestown
100
What important cash crop was grown in VA?
Tobacco
200
What does the word “architecture” mean?
Designing and constructing buildings
200
Name 1 material that would have been used for clothing in Colonial VA.
Cotton, wool, or leather
200
What did enslaved people and indentured servants have in common?
They were denied basic rights, they worked for no pay, they worked in agriculture etc.
200
What town became the new capital of Virginia?
Williamsburg
200
Which of the following was RARE in colonial Virginia?
paper money, credit, tobacco notes
paper money
300
Pick the word that matches this definition: “Trading or exchanging of goods and services without using money.”
Credit
Barter
Currency
Barter
300
Describe a typical family home.
One room house with a dirt floor
300
What was the main type of immigrant to come to the Shenandoah Valley?
German and Scots-Irish
300
Name 2 reasons that the Virginia capital was moved to a new town.
Salt water, fire, disease
300
In Colonial VA, food was grown________
nearby, far away
nearby
400
What is a “cash crop”?
A crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers
400
What is an example of architecture?
Barns, homes, or places of worship.
400
What is the difference between an indentured servant and an enslaved person?
slavery was based on race, permanent, forced
400
In what color region did German and Scots-Irish immigrants settle?
400
How long did slavery last in Virginia?
246 years