Money Money Money
Tobacco is also know as a _________.
Cash Crop
What was the name of the passage from Africa to the West Indies?
The Middle Passage
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
The French and the Native Americans vs. The British and Colonists
Who led a rebellion in Virginia against the Governor?
Nathaniel Bacon
Ally
person or group that helps another reach a common goal
What does it mean to barter for goods?
Trade
True or Flase: Europeans were responsible for venturing into Africa and capturing Africans.
False. Africans were captured by other Africans
Before the start of the French and Indian War, what warning did the governorn send to the French in the Ohio River Valley?
He sent George Washington to warn the French they were building on Virginia's land.
Who was Matthew Ashby?
An enslaved Virginia that was eventually freed. He worked to buy his wife's and children's freedom. He did not have the same rights as other free men, though.
Immigrant
someone who moves from one country to another
The year is 1699. The capitol of Jamestown has been burned! (again). Where does Virginia move her capitol to?
Middle Plantation which is renamed Williamsburg
What year did the first captured Africans come to Virginia?
1619
What did the Proclamation of 1763 state?
Colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains into the Ohio River Valley
Many immigrants moved to Virginia in the early 1700s. Name TWO countries they moved from.
Germany
Scotland
Ireland
Switzerland
Poland
Wales
Capital
city that serves as the home of a government
What was commonly used as money in Colonial Virginia?
a. dollar bills
b. silverwear
c. tobacco
d. gold coins
tobacco
Why did most Virginians support slavery?
They could not afford to pay workers for their farms and slaves provided free labor
What style of fighting did the French and Native Americans use in the Frencha nd Indian War?
Bush fighting- they would hide in trees using the environment then suprise attack the British
Chief Cornstalk
chief of the Shawnee tribe that was defeated in Lord Dunmore's War
Militia
an army made up of ordinary citizens who can be called together in times of emergency
How did many Virginia colonists fall into debt?
Tobacco farmers were forced to sell to British merchants. The price of tobacco fell and they were no longer able to pay their debts
Name one law passed by the General Assembly in the 1660s in regards to slavery.
Slavery was recognized officially
Enslaved persons would remain slaves even if they became Christian
Children whose mothers were slaves also were slaves.
What TWO lessons did the colonist learn from fighting the French and Indian War?
That different colonies can work together to reach a common goal.
The British forces were not unbeatable.
General Edward Braddock
Led the British forces in the French and Indian War
Rebellion
an armed resistance against one's government