Money in Colonial Virginia
Tobacco
Vocabulary
Everyday Life
Moving Virginia's Capital
100

Few people had paper _______ in Colonial VA.

money

100

This was the primary source of wealth for the VA colony.

agriculture

100

To trade items for goods and services

barter

100

Who would have had the right to vote in Colonial Virginia?

White Europeans or colonists

100

Virginia's capital moved from Jamestown to _____________.

Williamsburg

200

Colonial Virginia had no _______.

banks
200

Did tobacco increase or decrease over the years, due to the help of slave labor?

increase

200

a medium of exchange (paper bills or coins)

money

200

What did people in colonial Virginia use to make their clothing?

cotton, wool and leather

200

What became unsafe because it was contaminated by salt water?

drinking water

300

What is this an example of?

A farmer could get a horse now and pay his debt when his crops were harvested and sold.

credit

300

Who did the colonists depend on to produce more tobacco?

slaves or slave labor

300

farming

agriculture

300

What did most colonists do for a living?

farm

300

This destroyed many buildings in Jamestown

fire

400
A lot of people used this instead of money to buy things.

tobacco

400

Where was tobacco sold as a cash crop?

England

400

something owed to someone

debt

400

What did women typically wear during this time period?

bonnets

400

Unhealthy living conditions in Jamestown caused __________ to sread.

diseases

500

What is this an example of?

A farmer traded eggs for a loaf of bread.

barter

500

Tobacco was known as a ____ ______.

cash crop

500

to get something now, but pay for it later

credit

500

Who was forced to work on farms and were denied basic rights?

slaves or enslaved African Americans

500

What was the first capital of Virginia?

Jamestown