VS.4 Key Points

What was used for money and was called "green gold" in early Virginia?

• tobacco

• squash

• wheat

• pumpkins

Whenever people settle in an area, they change the landscape to reflect the beliefs, customs, and architecture of their

• maps

• transportation

• culture

• cash crops

What people were brought to the Virginia colony against their will to work as enslaved persons on plantations?

• women

• Germans

• American Indians

• Africans

A crop grown for money rather than for use by the growers is called a

• cash crop

• human resource

• stock exchange

• service request

Which of these was NOT a factor for. moving the capital city from Jamestwon to Williamsburg?

• Contaminated drinking water caused diseases.

• Fire destroyed the buildings.

• Williamsburg was a higher elevation.

• The population in Jamestown made it too crowded.

All of the following are examples of cultural landscapes EXCEPT

• places of worship

• barns

• telephones

• homes

Cause: The successful cultivation of tobacco depended on a steady and inexpensive source of labor.

Choose the Effect

• African men, women, and children were brought to the colony against their will to work as slaves.

• Women were brought over from England to help with the tobacco harvest.

• American Indians taught the colonists an easier way to grow tobacco.

• Colonists invented the tractor and plow to make tobacco planting and harvesting easier.

The economy of colonial Virginia was dependent on

• factories.

• shipping.

• agriculture.

• mining.

The English and other Europeans settled primarily in which two regions?

• Appalachian Plateau and

  Valley and Ridge

• Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont

• Valley and Ridge and Coastal Plains (Tidewater)

• Coastal Plains (Tidewater) and Piedmont

The names of places like Roanoke and Richmond reflect

• skills.

• culture.

• landscapes.

• economy.