Colonial Virginia Review

Why was the Virginia Colony so dependent on enslaved people? Select all that apply.

• Agriculture was really important in the colony

• They made most of their money growing tobacco

• Tobacco was difficult to grow and took a lot of work

• Cotton was a really important crop to the colony

What evidence in colonial Virginia shows the diversity of the people living there? Select all that apply.

• place names

• homes and buildings

• places of worship

• customs and traditions

From the top of the state to the bottom of the state, the settlement patterns were:

• Scots-Irish

  Germans

  English

  Africans

• Germans

  English

  Scots-Irish

  Africans

• Africans

  Germans

  English

  Scots-Irish

Why did the capital relocate from Jamestown to Williamsburg? Select all that apply

• Bad drinking water and bad living conditions

• A fire ruined a lot of Jamestown's buildings

• It was a better location for trade

• It was a better protected area

How did people in colonial Virginia buy the things they need?

• With coins

• With credit cards

• With cash

• By bartering and trading

What is a cash crop?

• Something grown that can be used as money

• A special crop that looks like green bills

• The nickname for cash

What does it mean to barter with someone?

• To pay in credit

• To pay in cash

• Trading goods or services for something

What does it mean to pay in credit?

• To trade

• A crop grown that could be used as money

• To buy something now and pay for it later

What is a debt?

• A crop grown that could be used for money

• When you owe someone something

• To buy something now and pay for it later

How did agriculture (farming) influence the economy?