Colonial Virginia

Capital of VA

100

the first place the capital of VA was _____________

Jamestown

200

after Jamestown, the capital moved to __________

Williamsburg

300

after Williamsburg, the capital moved to _______

Richmond

400

The capital of VA now is ________________

Richmond

500

Where is the capital of our country? The capital of the United States?

Washington, DC

Cash crop

100

A cash crop is a crop that is grown

1. to provide food for families

2. only in the colony of Virginia

3. to sell for money

4. only by American Indians

A cash crop is a crop that is grown to sell for money

200

Cash crops were grown on large farms called ______________________

plantations

300

Name two examples of a cash crop

tobacco

vegetables

flowers

coffee

fruit

400

__________ was the most profitable agricultural crop that VA sold to England.

Tobacco was the most profitable agricultural crop that VA sold to England. 

500

What group of people were the ones mainly working in the field to tend to the cash crops?

Enslaved Africans

Vocabulary

100

______________ is known as coins and paper bills used as a medium of exchange.

1. Money

2. Barter

3. Tobacco

4. Stock

1. Money

200

Buying a good or service now and paying for it later is called _______________

• credit

• debt

• barter

• saving

credit

300

Money put away to spend at a later time is called _____________________.

1. credit

2. debts

3. barter

4. savings

savings

400

A debt is _________________________.

1. paying for something you want 

2. coins and paper money

3. something owed to another

4. trading for something you want

something owed to another

500

Trading by exchanging goods for other goods, not money, is an example of ______________

barter 

Culture

100

Barns, homes, and places of worship are all

1. Economy and Agriculture in Colonial Virginia

2. Architecture Reflects Colonial Virginia Cultures

3. Natural Resources to Produce Services in Colonial Virginia

4. Agriculture in Settlement Areas of Colonial Virginia

Architecture Reflects Colonial Virginia Cultures

200

___________________ was commonly eaten in Colonial Virginia

1. meat and produce

2. cotton and nuts

3. pasta and rice

4. tobacco and corn

meat and produce

300

Most clothes of the colonial Virginians were__________________________

1. bought from England

2. traded from the Indians

3. bought from stores in Williamsburg

4. made from wool, cotton, and leather

made from wool, cotton, and leather

400

Most people in colonial Virginia lived in ______________.

1. large homes, called plantations

2. one-room houses with dirt floors

3. basements of the homes of the rich

4. barns with their animals

one-room houses with dirt floors

500

The culture of Virginia during the colonial period reflected the beliefs, customs, and architecture of the ____________ who lived there.

1. American Indians, Africans, and Europeans

2. American Indians, Asians, and Africans

3. Spanish, French, and American Indians

4. Asians, Africans, and Europeans

American Indians, Africans, and Europeans

People

100

Enslaved African Americans worked mostly_____________________.

1. in factories

2. on tobacco farms and plantations

3. making government buildings

4. tanning leather

on tobacco farms and plantations

200

Enslaved and free African Americans were  _____________  basic rights.

1. allowed

2. granted

3. denied

4. promised

denied

300

Drinking water was contaminated in Jamestown by seepage of _________.

salt

400

Which is NOT a reason that Jamestown moved to Williamsburg

• Fire destroyed buildings in Jamestown.

• The Spanish attacked Jamestown.

• The drinking water was contaminated.

• Williamsburg was an established town.

The Spanish attacked Jamestown.

500

Before European settlers in arrived in Virginia, where did the American Indians live?

1. throughout all regions of Virginia

2. throughout the Piedmont region

3. throughout the Blue Ridge region

4. throughout the Coastal Plain region

throughout all regions of Virginia