First People
What did the Indians receive in exchange from trading with the English settlers?
Tools, pots, and guns.
First elected law making body in North America.
What is the Virginia Assembly?
Which group of people settled in the Valley and Ridge?
Germans and Scotch Irish
What three "rights" are described in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Putting money away to spend at a later time is called...
Saving
Name the three major American Indian language groups found in Virginia's early history.
Alogonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian.
When did Jamestown become a more diverse community?
After the arrival of women and Africans.
Something built, like a school or home.
Who was James Armistead Lafayette?
An enslaved African American serving in the Continental Army who volunteered to spy for the Patriots.
Coins and and paper money are called...
money or currency
What did England hope to find in America to help make them money?
Silver and gold.
What did Jamestown settlers trade with Europeans?
Tobacco
Culture was reflected in what three architectures?
barns, homes, and churches
Patrick Henry is known for what famous quote?
"...give me liberty or give me death."
How many banks were in Colonial Virginia?
Zero
Name the daughter of Chief Powhatan.
Pocahontas
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
Virginia Company of London
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought?
Yorktown, VA
If you exchange a pencil for some glue, instead of buying more glue, this is
barterting
Food they ate, clothing they wore, and shelter.
Settlers dying of starvation and settlers lack of skills were examples of...
Hardships faced by Jamestown settlers.
What was the primary source of wealth for the Jamestown settlers? (How did they make money)
Agriculture
Who took on more responsibility during the Revolutionary War?
Women
When I say economy, you say....
money!
Arrowheads and pottery are examples of...
artifacts
Name three reasons why the capital of Virginia moved from Jamestown.
Poor water, dirty living conditions, fire.
What is a cash crop?
Crop grown to make money
Patriots
Why did the colonists need more slaves from Africa?
To grow more tobacco and make more money