VS 4 Colonial VA Settlement Quiz

A crop that is grown to sell for money is called a--

• cash crop

• dollar crop

• seasonal crop

• King's tax crop

How did most white VIrginian's make their living?

• specializing in a trade

• importing African slaves

• farming/agriculture

• as soldiers for the British Army

In what regions did the African workers primarily settle?

• Tidewater and Piedmont

• Tidewater and Eastern Shore

• Appalachian Plateau and Piedmont

• Valley and Ridge and Blue Ridge Mountains

Which group of people was brought to the Virginia colony against its will?

• Scots-Irish

• women

• American Indians

• Africans

As the colonial population continued to more westward, the capital was moved from Williamsburg to--

• Richmond

• Jamestown

• Fredericksburg

• Washington, D.C.

What was the most profitable cash crop the Virginia colony sold to England?

• corn

• tobacco

• cotton

• potatoes

Which is a reason the Virginia colony was not dependent on African slave labor?

• It was a reliable and cheap source of labor.

• Tobacco was very labor intensive.

• Both free and enslaved African had no rights in the Virginia colony.

• Cheap, slave labor allowed more money to be made.

Which letter on the map shows the region settled mainly by the Scots-Irish?

• F

• G

• H

• J

Which letters on the map show the regions settled mainly by the English?

• F

• G

• H

• J

Before the arrival of settlers, American Indians lived--

• in the Great Valley of Virginia

• mostly along the Fall Line

• throughout Virginia

• in the Blue Ridge Mountains