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What is trading or exchanging goods and services without the use of money?
Most people in the Virginia colony lived in _____.
One room houses
What is a "medium of exchange?"
Money
What natural resources did the colonists use to make clothing?
Cotton, wool, and leather
Virginia was a colony of _________.
England
What is a good or service that is owed to someone?
Debt
How did most people in Virginia earn their living?
By farming on small farms.
What was the most profitable agricultural crop the Virginia colony sold to England?
Tobacco
Which Virginia colonist would most like NOT live in a large house?
Merchant Small farmer
Planter Lawyer
Small farmer
Because of the unhealthy living conditions in Jamestown, __________________. This was one of the reasons for moving the capital to Williamsburg.
diseases spread
What is a crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers?
Cash crop
Barns, homes, and places of worship (churches) are examples of ______________.
Architecture that reflected the different cultures in Virginia.
What region did the Scots-Irish settle in along a migration route?
Valley and Ridge
One reason for moving Virginia's capital to Williamsburg was that many colonists were moving westward across Virginia.
True False
True
Jamestown was rebuilt after a fire destroyed the wooden and brick buildings.
True False
False - this was another reason for moving the capital to Williamsburg.
What is money put away to save or to spend at a later time?
Savings
What happened to customs as people migrated?
Old customs were adapted to fit new environments.
What group of people was brought to the Virginia colony against their will?
African men, women, and children
After the settlers arrived in Jamestown, American Indians were forced to __________
move inland (west)
Who had the chance of freedom after a certain period of time - an enslaved person or an indentured servant?
Indentured servant
What is buying a good or service now and paying for it later?
Credit
Words like "Roanoke," "moccasin," and "raccoon" are examples of Scots-Irish words?
TRUE FALSE
False - they are examples of American Indian words
Words like "Richmond" and traditions such as clog dancing and folk music are examples of what culture?
American Indian European
European
Food in the Virginia colony was based on ______.
Local produce and meats.
How did the success of tobacco affect life in the Virginia colony?
The colony became dependent on slave labor to farm the tobacco plantations.