VA Studies: Quiz #4

What was it called when colonists were being taxed against their will and were not represented in the English Parliament?

• No Representation in Parliament

• Representation in Parliament

• Taxation with Representation

• Taxation without Representation

What is the economic term for a medium exchange or currency, which includes coins and paper bills?

• barter

• credit

• money

• savings

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

What is the economic term for buying a good or service now and paying for it later?

• barter

• credit

• money

• savings

Out of what items did households make their own clothes?

• cotton and silk

• cotton, wool, and leather

• leather, silk, and wool

• silk and wool

What document states that all Virginians should have certain rights, including freedom of religion, speech, and the press?

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• VA Declaration of Rights

• VA Statute for Religious Freedom

In what types of houses did most people in colonial Virginia live?

• One-room plantation houses

• One-room houses with dirt floors

• Two-room houses with dirt floors

• Two-room plantation houses

What is the economic term for trading or exchanging of goods and services without the use of money?

• barter

• credit

• money

• savings

What document states that authority to govern belongs to the people and that all people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• VA Declaration of Rights

• VA Statute for Religious Freedom

What is the economic term for a good or service owed to another?

• barter

• credit

• money

• savings