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Colonial quiz part 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Virginia's cash crop?

a)

corn

b)

squash

c)

beans

d)

tobacco

2.

Where did most German immigrants settle in Virginia?

a)

Tidewater Region

b)

Piedmont Region

c)

Shenandoah Valley

d)

Inland Virginia

3.

Which of the following in NOT a reason why Virginia's capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?

a)

Colonists experienced frequent attacks from American Indians at Jamestown.

b)

Drinking water at Jamestown was contaminated with salt water.

c)

Fires destroyed wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown.

d)

Dirty living conditions at Jamestown caused diseases.

4.

What was often used as money in colonial Virginia?

a)

coins

b)

paper bills

c)

corn

d)

tobacco

5.

The popularity of tobacco in Virginia created a need for

a)

slave labor to work the tobacco crops

b)

women to help start families

c)

children to work the tobacco crops

d)

more colonists to grow more crops

6.

The economy of the Virginia colony was dependent on

a)

Mining

b)

Shipping

c)

Factories

d)

Agriculture

7.

Richmond's name is a reflection of which cultural group?

a)

American Indian

b)

English

c)

German

d)

Scots-Irish

8.

Which type of architecture reflects a culture?

a)

homes

b)

garden

c)

mountains

d)

landscape

9.

English settlers primarily settled in

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Coastal Plain

10.

Africans primarily settled in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont region because

a)

there were many small farms

b)

they were used as cheap labor to farm the land

c)

it was a migration route

d)

they were free to own their own land

11.

Why was the drinking water at Jamestown contaminated?

a)

The settlers were polluting it.

b)

Flooding made the water muddy.

c)

Salt water from the Atlantic Ocean flowed into it.

d)

Wildlife animals were polluting it.

12.

The following made tobacco a successful cash crop except

a)

It could be planted in the same field every year.

b)

It was lightweight.

c)

They believed it was good for their health.

d)

It lasted a long time.

13.

The Scots-Irish settled in

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Appalachian Plateau

d)

Shenandoah Valley

14.

After the English arrived, most Native Americans moved

a)

closer to the settlers

b)

to another state

c)

inland

d)

out of the country

15.

Where did the capital move after Williamsburg?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Richmond

c)

Virginia Beach

d)

Charlottsville