Economic Vocab.
What word means "money put away to save or spend at another time?"
(page 66-67)
savings
In which two regions did the English primarily settle?
(page 71)
Tidewater and Piedmont
In 1698, Virginia's capital moved from Jamestown to ______________.
(page 69)
Williamsburg
What word describes a crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the grower?
(page 67)
Cash Crop
Name 2 foods a Virginia colonist would likely have eaten.
(page 72)
fish, fruit, corn, dried meat, jams and jellies, etc.
What is the word for buying a good or service NOW and paying for it LATER?
(page 66-67)
credit
In which two regions were enslaved Africans taken to work on tobacco plantations?
(page 71)
Piedmont and Tidewater
In 1780, Virginia's capital relocated again from Williamsburg to _________________, where it remains today.
(page 69)
Richmond
Colonial Virginia had no banks and little currency. What common item did they use as money?
Tobacco leaves
As people migrated to Virginia, what happened to the culture and customs in the colony?
Their old customs were brought into and included in the new culture in the colony.
What word means "a good, service, or amount of money OWED to another?"
(page 66-67)
debt
German and Scots-Irish immigrants settled primarily in which region of Virginia?
(page 71)
Valley and Ridge
What issue did the tobacco industry cause for the soil in Jamestown?
It depleted nutrients so the same soil could not be used again
What was the most profitable agriculture crop that Virginia sold to England?
Tobacco
Which group of colonists would likely live off their land in a small, one room home with a dirt floor?
(page 72)
white farmers
What word means "a medium of exchange or currency?"
(page 66-67)
money
What is the name of the valley where most German and Scots-Irish colonists settled?
(page 71)
Shenandoah Valley
1. Saltwater from the estuary
2. Animal waste
3. Trash
Large farms that mass produce a major cash crop are called...
plantations
Name 2 natural resources a colonist might have used to make clothing.
Deer hide, wool, leather, cotton
What word means "trading or exchanging goods and services without using money?"
(page 66-67)
barter
Name the 4 major groups who settled in colonial Virginia.
(page 71)
1. English/European
2. African
3. German
4. Scots-Irish
List 3 major reasons the capital of Virginia was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg.
(page 69)
1. The water was contaminated
2. Unhealthy living conditions meant constant disease
3. Accidental fires kept burning homes and other buildings down
Cause: Tobacco became a staple of the Virginia economy
Effect: The colony because dependent of labor from ________________.
Enslaved Africans
Describe the difference between enslaved Africans and free Africans in the Virginia Colony.
(page 73)
Both groups were denied basic rights. Some free Africans could own land.