Colonial VA 1

The successful planting of tobacco depended on steady and inexpensive labor. This was provided by......

• African men, women, and chidren

• American men, women and children

• English men, women and children

Which was considered a cash crop in colonial Virginia?

• wheat

• tobacco

• eggs

The colony grew more tobacco and makes more money because...... (pick 2)

• Africans arrive in Jamestown

• tobacco became more expensive to grow

• there were tobacco plantations

• tobacco became less desired among the colonists

choose the false statement for the following statement: Tobacco is a succesful cash crop because

• it was light in weight

• it could be grown in the same field each year

• it lasted a long time

• it was believed it was good for your health

A cash crop means that

• tobacco was traded for necessary goods with American Indians

• settlers grew many acres of tobacco and sold it to England to make money

• American Indians taught settlers how to grow tobacco

Which is false?

• Agriculture was the primary source of wealth

• The colony became dependent on slave labor

• Virginia became a major world producer of naval ships

• Tobacco was a cash crop sold to England

Which is NOT example of architecture that reflects different cultures?

• Places of Worship

• homes

• Gardens

• barns

This is the reason that Africans settled primarily in the Tidewater and Piedmont regions.

• Migration routes were important for trading

• Agriculture required a great deal of inexpensive labor

• The eastern part of Virginia was closest to Africa

After the settlers arrived, most American Indians moved

• to the coastline

• close to the settlers

• inland

The English primarily settled in which regions.....

• Piedmont and Coastal Plain

• Coastal Plains and Blue Ridge Mts

• Piedmont and Appalachian Plateau