Colonial quiz part 1

What was Virginia's cash crop?

• corn

• squash

• beans

• tobacco

Where did most German immigrants settle in Virginia?

• Tidewater Region

• Piedmont Region

• Shenandoah Valley

• Inland Virginia

Which of the following in NOT a reason why Virginia's capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?

• Colonists experienced frequent attacks from American Indians at Jamestown.

• Drinking water at Jamestown was contaminated with salt water.

• Fires destroyed wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown.

• Dirty living conditions at Jamestown caused diseases.

What was often used as money in colonial Virginia?

• coins

• paper bills

• corn

• tobacco

The popularity of tobacco in Virginia created a need for

• slave labor to work the tobacco crops

• women to help start families

• children to work the tobacco crops

• more colonists to grow more crops

The economy of the Virginia colony was dependent on

• Mining

• Shipping

• Factories

• Agriculture

Richmond's name is a reflection of which cultural group?

• American Indian

• English

• German

• Scots-Irish

Which type of architecture reflects a culture?

• homes

• garden

• mountains

• landscape

English settlers primarily settled in

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Valley and Ridge

• Coastal Plain

Africans primarily settled in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont region because

• there were many small farms

• they were used as cheap labor to farm the land

• it was a migration route

• they were free to own their own land