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Colonial Virginia Life

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
People living in colonial Virginia depended on natural, human and capital ________ to produce the goods and services they needed.
a)
products
b)
resources
c)
money
d)
bartering
2.
Everyday life in colonial Virginia was ______________ for whites, enslaved African Americans, and free African Americans.
a)
perfect
b)
same
c)
different
d)
easy
3.
_____________ found in colonial Virginia were used to produce goods and services people needed.
a)
Products
b)
Money
c)
Bartering
d)
Resources
4.
Food choices were ________________.
a)
limited
b)
plentiful
c)
scarce
d)
varied
5.
Meals were made of ____________ produce and meats.
a)
old
b)
local
c)
foreign
d)
new
6.
Most people lived in _____________ houses with dirt floors.
a)
mansion
b)
two stories
c)
one-room
d)
tent
7.
Some wealthy people (____________) lived in large houses.
a)
merchants
b)
farmers
c)
thieves
d)
slave-owners
8.
______________ in households made their own clothes for family members.
a)
Women
b)
Men
c)
Children
d)
African Americans
9.
Most ____________ was made of cotton, wood, or leather.
a)
clothing
b)
houses
c)
toys
d)
nick knacks
10.
Most white Virginians made their living from the land as small ____________. A few owned large farms (plantations).
a)
politicians
b)
farmers
c)
blacksmiths
d)
teachers
11.
Most enslaved ________________________ worked tobacco, other crops and livestock.
a)
women
b)
men
c)
children
d)
African Americans
12.
Enslaved African Americans were denied basic ____________.
a)
human rights
b)
voting rights
c)
needs
d)
wants
13.
Some ____________ African Americans owned land but were denied basic rights.
a)
free
b)
enslaved
c)
indentured
d)
older