Colonial Virginia #2

Who settled the Shenandoah Valley?

• Germans and Scots-Irish

• Dutch and Spanish

• English and French

• Mexicans and Canadians

Identify all the reasons for moving the capital city from Jamestown to Williamsburg.

• Contaminated drinking water caused diseases

• Williamsburg was a more central location.

• Fire destroyed buildings.

• Jamestown as too crowded

• Williamsburg was an established town.

Buying a good now and paying for it later is called...

• debt

• credit

• barter

• savings

Trading by exchanging goods or services for other goods and services without using money is called....

• money

• credit

• barter

• savings

Which groups of people are reflected in the culture of Virginia?

• Africans

• Chinese

• American Indians

• Europeans

• Incas

Identify all the statements that describe Colonial Virginia.

• Most people had money and coins to buy goods and services.

• Barter was used instead of money.

• Colonial Virginia had many banks

• Colonial Virginia had no banks

• Tobacco was used as money.

What materials were used to make clothing in Colonial Virginia? (Identify all 3 resources used.)

• polyester

• cotton

• linen

• wool

• leather

Identify the statements that describe how people in Colonial Virginia met their basic needs.

• Food choices were limited

• Most people lived in plantations

• Most people lived in one room homes with dirt floors.

• Food choices were unlimited.

• Meals were made up of local produce and meats.

Which of the following is an example of a capital resource used in Colonial Virginia?

• workers

• dirt

• hammer

• water

What was a source of wealth for the Virginia colony?

• trade with the Indians

• shipbuilding

• agriculture

• coal mining