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WorksheetsUnit 4 Colonial Life
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which region(s) did English immigrants primarily settle?
a)
Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains/ Valley and Ridge
c)
Coastal Plain and Piedmont
d)
Valley and Ridge and Coastal Plains
2.
This is trading / exchanging of goods and services without the use of money.
a)
Credit
b)
Money
c)
Barter
d)
Loans
3.
Where were the American Indians settled in Virginia?
a)
South Western Virginia
b)
Tidewater Region
c)
Through out Virginia
d)
THe mountains of Virginia
4.
In which region(s) were Africans forced to settle because their labor was needed in tobacco agriculture?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Eastern Shore
d)
Piedmont
5.
Where did German and Scots-Irish immigrants primarily settle?
a)
Tidewater
b)
Piedmont
c)
Shenandoah Valley
d)
Appalachian Plateau
6.
Before the English settlers arrived, where did American Indians live?
a)
North Carolina
b)
Throughout Virginia
c)
Only in the Coastal Plains
d)
Valley and Ridge
7.
After the settlers arrived, American Indians were forced inland.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What is the best example of cultural landscape?
a)
Tree
b)
Cow
c)
Barn
d)
Tractor
9.
Scots-Irish settlers primarily made their homes in the Shenandoah Valley because it was...
a)
near the capital
b)
near the border of Tennesee
c)
along the migration route
d)
near the Chesapeake Bay
10.
Which name shows the influence of American Indian culture?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Washington D.C.
11.
Which geographic region of Virginia has many rolling hills and waterfalls?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Tidewater
12.
What was one reason the Virginia capital was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?
a)
Richmond had cleaner drinking water
b)
Richmond was a more central location
c)
Richmond had a smaller population
d)
Richmond was close to the Chesapeake Bay
13.
What was most important to the economy of colonial Virginia?
a)
agriculture
b)
coal
c)
peanuts
d)
shipbuilding
14.
English and Europeans settled mainly in which region of Virginia?
a)
Tidewater/Piedmont region
b)
North Carolina
c)
Piedmont & Valley and Ridge
d)
Tidewater & Appalachian Plateau
15.
What group of people did the VA colony depend on as reliable and inexpensive source of labor?
a)
Germans and Scots-Irish
b)
English
c)
Africans
d)
Native Americans
16.
What culture is reflected in the place name Roanoke?
a)
Germans and Scots-Irish
b)
African
c)
English
d)
Native American
17.
What is a good or service owed to another person?
a)
debt
b)
credit
c)
money
d)
savings
18.
Who was brought to the VA colony against their will to work on the plantations?
a)
Native Americans
b)
English
c)
Germans and Scots-Irish
d)
Africans
19.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the capital of VA moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?
a)
centrally located
b)
fires destroyed homes
c)
further inland from attack by English
d)
better location for trade
20.
What form of exchange was NOT commonly used in the VA colony?
a)
barter
b)
credit
c)
money
d)
savings
21.
What culture is reflected in the places names of Richmond, Jamestown, Williamsburg?
a)
Native Americans
b)
English
c)
Germans and Scots-Irish
d)
Africans
26.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
a)
dirty living conditions
b)
seepage of salt water
c)
fires destroyed homes
d)
better location for trade
23.
Who settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
Scots-Irish
b)
Germans
c)
English
d)
Native Americans
24.
Which group settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley?
a)
Africans
b)
Native Americans
c)
English
d)
Germans and Scots-Irish
25.
What was the economy like in the Virginia colony?
a)
industrial
b)
technological
c)
agricultural
d)
cultural
26.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
a)
dirty living conditions
b)
seepage of salt water
c)
fires destroyed homes
d)
better location for trade
27.
This culture group settled
primarily in the Shenandoah Valley,
which was along the migration route.
primarily in the Shenandoah Valley,
which was along the migration route.
a)
German and Scots-Irish
b)
English
c)
Africans
d)
American Indians
28.
This culture group settled primarily in the
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and the
Piedmont regions, where tobacco
agriculture required a great deal of labor.
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and the
Piedmont regions, where tobacco
agriculture required a great deal of labor.
a)
Germans
b)
Scots-Irish
c)
American Indians
d)
Africans
29.
What example of architechture in Virginia change the landscape and reflected different cultures?
a)
ships
b)
corn
c)
clothing
d)
barns
30.
Some examples of how culture is reflected in architecture are seen in
a)
barns, home, and churches
b)
forests, rivers and mountains
c)
cows, horses, and chickens
d)
arrowheads, pottery, and tools
31.
Which of the following lists include examples of cultural landscapes?
a)
Homes, Schools, Places of Worship
b)
Barns, Trees, Garages
c)
Homes, Barns, Places of Worship
d)
Barns, Grocery stores, Bus stations
32.
Which was the SECOND capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
33.
Which was the THIRD capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Petersburg
34.
Where did most people get their clothes in colonial Virginia?
a)
Old Navy
b)
Target
c)
Made their own
d)
The Indians
35.
What did colonial meals consist MOSTLY of?
a)
Local produce and meat
b)
Penguin
c)
Cactus
d)
Coconuts and banannas
36.
How did MOST families live in Colonial Virginia?
a)
One room homes
b)
Houseboats
c)
Longhouses
d)
Teepees
37.
What is it called when you buy something now with the promise of paying for it later?
a)
Barter
b)
Credit
c)
Debit
d)
Banking
38.
What was often used as a form of currency in colonial Virginia?
a)
Corn
b)
Animal skins
c)
Tobacco
d)
Credit cards
39.
As Virginia's population grew, in which direction did they move?
a)
West
b)
North
c)
South
d)
East
40.
Food sources were limited for colonists.
a)
True
b)
False
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