Colonial Life

What cash crop was grown in colonial Virginia?

• Corn

• Tobacco

• Wheat

• apples

What is an example of barter?

• Exchanging corn for shoes.

• Working on a plantation.

• Using money to buy new farming tools.

• buying a good or service later.

Why was it common for farmers to go into debt?

• They were very poor.

• They were not good managing their money.

• Farmers would buy goods and services on credit, then had to wait to repay when crops were harvested.

What was NOT a reason the capital moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?

• Drinking water in Jamestown was contaminated.

• Unhealthy living conditions in Jamestown caused disease.

• Jamestown was boring and they wanted a change.

• Fire destroyed wooden and brick buildings in Jamestown.

• Williamsburg was an established town.

Name a place that has an English name.

• Roanoke

• Pamunkey River

• Richmond

• Rappahannock

What two groups lived in the Coastal Plain/Tidewater regions?

• English

• Germans/Scots-Irish

• American Indians

• Africans

Where did the Germans/Scots-Irish live?

• Tidewater/Costal Plain

• Shenandoah Valley

• Piedmont

• Arizona

Which types of architecture reflect cultures in the New World? (Choose all that apply)

• Barns

• Homes

• Places of Worship

• None of these

How did people in colonial Virginia get their food?

• From the super market.

• Only from trading with Native Americans.

• From local produce and meats.

• The were super human and didn't need food.

How did people in colonial Virginia get their clothes?

• They ran around without clothes.

• They went to the mall.

• They received all their clothes from England.

• Women made clothes for their family members.