WorksheetsColonial quiz part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was Virginia's cash crop?
corn
squash
beans
tobacco
Where did most German immigrants settle in Virginia?
Tidewater Region
Piedmont Region
Shenandoah Valley
Inland Virginia
Which of the following in NOT a reason why Virginia's capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
Colonists experienced frequent attacks from American Indians at Jamestown.
Drinking water at Jamestown was contaminated with salt water.
Fires destroyed wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown.
Dirty living conditions at Jamestown caused diseases.
What was often used as money in colonial Virginia?
coins
paper bills
corn
tobacco
The popularity of tobacco in Virginia created a need for
slave labor to work the tobacco crops
women to help start families
children to work the tobacco crops
more colonists to grow more crops
The economy of the Virginia colony was dependent on
Mining
Shipping
Factories
Agriculture
Richmond's name is a reflection of which cultural group?
American Indian
English
German
Scots-Irish
Which type of architecture reflects a culture?
homes
garden
mountains
landscape
English settlers primarily settled in
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Coastal Plain
Africans primarily settled in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont region because
there were many small farms
they were used as cheap labor to farm the land
it was a migration route
they were free to own their own land
Why was the drinking water at Jamestown contaminated?
The settlers were polluting it.
Flooding made the water muddy.
Salt water from the Atlantic Ocean flowed into it.
Wildlife animals were polluting it.
The following made tobacco a successful cash crop except
It could be planted in the same field every year.
It was lightweight.
They believed it was good for their health.
It lasted a long time.
The Scots-Irish settled in
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Appalachian Plateau
Shenandoah Valley
After the English arrived, most Native Americans moved
closer to the settlers
to another state
inland
out of the country
Where did the capital move after Williamsburg?
Jamestown
Richmond
Virginia Beach
Charlottsville
