Jamestown & Colonial Virginia Review

How did settlers buy goods and services?

• They used money.

• They bartered, using corn, beans, and squash.

• They used tobacco in place of money.

What regions did the English and Africans primarily live in?

• Coastal Plains and Piedmont

• Piedmont and Shenandoah Valley

• Coastal Plains and Valley & Ridge

• Piedmont and Valley & Ridge

The Virginia Company of London received a charter from King James that gave them

• the right to start a colony anywhere in the world

• money to start a new colony

• English rights for the colonists

• silver and gold

Which material was not used in colonial Virginia to make clothing?

• wool

• leather

• cotton

• silk

What helped the growth of the tobacco economy?

• The Virginia Company of London

• The arrival of Africans in 1619

• Women coming to Jamestown in 1620.

• The first meeting of the General Assembly

Farmer Sally bought goods from Pirate Pete's General Store at the beginning of summer. She will pay for them after the harvest in the fall. This is an example of

• savings

• bartering

• credit

The site of Jamestown was chosen for all these reasons EXCEPT:

• It had deep water to dock ships.

• It was easily defended from attack by sea.

• It had fresh water.

• It had good soil for crops.

Why was the Virginia House of Burgesses important?

• It worked with the Virginia Company of London.

• It was the first elected legislative body in America.

• It made tobacco legal.

• It served tasty burgers.

Which is true of John Smith?

• He grew tobacco.

• He created the Virginia House of Burgesses.

• He started the Forced Work Program.

• He married Pocahontas.

A synonym for agriculture is

• economy

• industry

• tobacco

• farming