Colonial Virginia--Daily Life

What is a cash crop?

• A specific crop that growers are paid to grow.

• A crop grown primarily to make money.

• A crop that is grown mainly for use by the grower.

• A specific crop that growers plant to use as medicine.

What was the primary source of wealth for the Virginia colony?

• Agriculture

• Fishing

• Slave trade

• Fur trade

Choose the two correct answers that describe the life of enslaved African Americans in Colonial Virginia.

• Some African Americans owned land but were denied basic rights.

• Many African Americans owned larger farms (plantations).

• Enslaved African Americans worked tobacco, other crops, and livestock.

• Some African Americans were members of the House of Burgesses.

Which options describe everyday life in colonial Virginia?

• Food consisted of local produce and meats

• Most colonists lived on large plantations

• Colonists made their own clothing

• Most colonists lived in one-room houses

• Food was imported by ship

The following statements are correct EXCEPT —

• most enslaved African Americans worked tobacco, crops, and livestock

• enslaved African Americans had no rights

• free African Americans were allowed the same freedoms and rights as the white Americans

Anne is told she can use her friend's horse, but she will owe her a favor later. Anne...

• is bartering.

• is buying on credit.

• owes a debt.

• is using currency.

Clothing for most colonists was made out of all of the following EXCEPT:

• cotton

• wool

• silk

• leather

Who settled in the Shenandoah Valley along the migration route?

• English and American Indians

• Germans and Scots-Irish

• Africans

• American Indians

What item was sold to England as a cash crop?

• tobacco

• rice

• cotton

• corn

Which names are evidence of English influence on culture in Virginia?

• Jamestown

• Williamsburg

• Roanoke

• Shenanadoah

• Yorktown