Cultures of Colonial Virginia

Which of the following are characteristics of German culture in Virginia?

• biggest room in the house was the kitchen

• they built two story barns

• had iron stoves in their homes

• built churches

• built houses out of stone

The Scotch-Irish lived in the ___________________ which is located in the Ridge and Valley region of Virginia.

The Scotch-Irish were known for which of the following?

• clog dancing

• fiddling

• country and folk music

• all of the above

Where did the Africans settle in Virginia?

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Appalachian Plateau

Which cultural group built churches?

• Africans

• Germans

• English

• Scotch-Irish

Which group inhabited the Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Appalachian Plateau regions?

• Africans

• English

• Germans

• Native Americans

Which culture does the name Richmond come from?

• Africa

• Germany

• England

• Ireland

Which group lived in the Coastal Plain and grew peanuts, rice, and played banjos?

• Africans

• English

• Germans

• Native Americans

Which group built two story barns, with the animals on the lower level and feed storage on the upper level?

• Africans

• English

• Germans

• Scotch-Irish

Which two groups settled in the Shenandoah Valley?

• Africans and the English

• Germans and Native Americans

• Scorch-Irish and English

• Germans and Scotch-Irish