Virginia Studies Chapter 4

Colonial Virginia had no banks, and currency was scarce. What was one of the most common items the colonists used as money?

• beads
• fur
• tobacco
• corn

What is a debt?

• trading goods and services
• a type of currency
• a good or service owed to someone
• putting money away to spend later

Which reasons explain why Virginia's capital was relocated from Jamestown to Williamsburg?

• Drinking water in Jamestown was contaminated with salt water seepage.
• The colonists were moving westward across Virginia.
• Fire destroyed wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown.
• Williamsburg was an established town.

Why did the Virginia colony need African slave labor?

• It was a steady and inexpensive source of labor.
• European farmers were not familiar with American crops.
• Most European and African countries used slaves.
• American Indian Labor was too expensive.

After the settlers arrived in Jamestown, American Indians were forced to--

• move inland
• live in colonial settlements
• marry Europeans
• only speak English

What natural resources did the colonists use to make clothing?

• bark, cornhusks, tobacco leaves
• cotton, wool, leather
• seal skin, seaweed, feathers
• silk, buffalo hides, papyrus

Which Virginia colonist would most likely NOT have lived in a large house?

• merchant
• small farmer
• planter
• lawyer

What happened to customs as people migrated?

• New customs were created by the Germans in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
• Old customs were forgotten and replaced with new ones.
• New customs were created by the Africans in the Shenandoah Valley.
• Old customs were adapted to fit the new environment

Most people in the Virginia colony lived-

• one-room houses
• in mansions
• in large houses
• on plantations

The Virginia colony's primary source of wealth came from-

• shipbuilding
• masonry
• agriculture
• industry