Vocabulary
Something owed to someone
Debt
How did most white Virginians make their living in colonial VA?
shipping, construction, and other trades
What cash crop did the African men, women, and children harvest?
tobacco
What crop did farmers often use to pay for goods and services?
tobacco
What was the first capital of the VA Colony? What was the second?
1st - Jamestown
2nd Williamburg
Money put away to save or to spend at a later time
savings
Why did Africans settle primarily in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions?
They were brought there to work in tobacco fields (which required a lot of labor)
What group of people were brought by force to the VA colony and enslaved to work on tobacco plantations
African men, women, and children
How many banks were in the VA colony?
ZERO!!!
Name 1 reason the capital of VA was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg
1. drinking water was contaminated by the seepage of salt water
2. unhealthy living conditions caused diseases
3. fire destroyed buildings
4. Williamsburg was an established town
Buying something now and paying for it later
Credit
What group of people settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley (along the migration route)?
Germans and Scots-Irish
The Virginia colony's dependence on __________ lasted until the end of the Civil War
enslaved labor
What were most meals made of in colonial VA?
local produce and meats
Where in VA did American Indians live BEFORE and AFTER the English settlers came?
before - lived throughout VA
after - most were forced to move inland
To trade without the use of money
Barter
Some free Africans in the VA colony owned land but were denied _________
basic rights
Slaves daily lives included
What is slavery for life, harvesting, work without pay.....
What are 3 examples of architecture that reflected different cultures in colonial VA?
barsn, homes, and places of worship (like churches)
Where was Virginia-grown tobacco mainly sold?
England
the slow flow of a liquid through something
seepage
Who were some wealthy people that lived in large houses?
merchants, lawyers, and planters
What industry was the main source of wealth for VA colony?
agriculture
Roanoke was a city in the VA colony. What culture does this reflect?
The American Indian culture
In what area(s) of the VA colony did English and other European colonists settle?