Colonial Virginia Flashcard

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What's a cash crop?

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A crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers.

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Did agriculture in the Virginia colony influence the institution of slavery?

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Yes

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Whenever people settle an area, they change the culture and landscape to reflect their beliefs, customs, and architecture. True or False?

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True

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What place did the English and other Europeans settle?

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Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions.

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Where did the Germans and Scotch-Irish settle?

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Shenandoah Valley

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Where did the Africans settle? Options: Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont, Shenandoah Valley

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Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont

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Which was NOT a capital of Virginia? Richmond, Jamestown, Williamsburg

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Charlottesville

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Which means exchanging goods and services without using money?

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barter

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Which means a good or service owed to another?

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debt

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What was the primary industry / economic activity in colonial Virginia?

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Agriculture