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WorksheetsVS 4 Colonial Life
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 17mins
A crop grown to sell for money rather than for use by the grower is called a --
cash crop
dollar crop
seasonal crop
king's crop
How did most white Virginians make their living?
Specializing in trade
Importing African enslaved people
Farming on small farms
As soldiers for the British army
Which group of people was brought to the Virginia colony against their will?
Scots-Irish men
German men, women, and children
American Indian children
African men, women, and children
What was the most profitable agricultural crop the Virginia colony sold to England?
corn
tobacco
cotton
potatoes
How did the success of tobacco affect life in the Virginia colony?
The colony became dependent on slave labor.
The native peoples learned how to harvest tobacco.
English women were brought to the colony to harvest tobacco.
More banks opened since farmers no longer needed to barter.
The Virginia colony's primary source of wealth came from --
shipbuilding
masonry
agriculture
industry
English and other Europeans settled in which TWO regions?
A
B or C
D or E
Germans and Scots-Irish settled here along the migration route.
A
B or C
D or E
Africans were brought to these TWO regions to work in tobacco fields.
A
B or C
D or E
What is most likely the title of this list?
Architecture to Reflect Colonial Virginia Cultures
Economy and Agriculture of Colonial Virginia
Agriculture in Settlement Areas of Colonial Virginia
Natural Resources to Produce Services in Colonial Virginia
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 environments.
Virginia was a colony of --
Africa
Spain
Portugal
England
Which phrases best show examples of European culture?
The place named "Richmond"
Words like "moccasin" and "raccoon"
The place named "Roanoke"
Traditions like clog dancing and folk music
Which phrases best show examples of American Indian culture?
The place named "Richmond"
Words like "moccasin" and "raccoon"
The place named "Roanoke"
Traditions like clog dancing and folk music
After the settlers arrived in Jamestown, American Indians were forced to --
move inland
live in colonial settlements
marry Europeans
only speak English
What effect best completes this diagram?
Diseases spread.
A dependence on slave labor grew.
Conflicts arose with American Indians.
Buildings were destroyed.
Which THREE 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.
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 term matches the definition: Buying a good or service now and paying for it later
Money
Credit
Savings
Which term matches the definition: Money put away to save or to spend at a later time
Money
Credit
Savings
Which term matches the definition: A medium of exchange
Money
Credit
Savings
What form of exchange is taking place between these colonists?
Credit
Currency
Barter
Debt
Because farmers had little to no currency until their crops were harvested, how did they acquire the goods and services they needed?
Debt
Credit
Coins
Paper bills
Which of the following was most often used in the Virginia colony to pay for goods and services?
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 natural resources did the colonists use to make clothing?
Bark, cornhusks, tobacco leaves
Cotton, wool, leather
Seal skin, seaweed, feathers
Silk, buffalo hide, papyrus
Which Virginia colonist wold most likely NOT have lived in a large house?
Merchant
Small farmer
Planter
Lawyer
Which of the following described food in the Virginia colony?
The colonists had many food choices.
Meals were made of local produce and meats.
The colonists only ate cheese and dairy products.
Meals were made of produce and meats from England.
Most people in the Virginia colony lived --
in large houses
on plantations
in one-room houses
in mansions
This characteristic best describes which type of African Americans in the colony:
Most worked tobacco, other crops, and livestock.
Enslaved
Free
Both
This characteristic best describes which type of African Americans in the colony:
Some owned land.
Enslaved
Free
Both
This characteristic best describes which type of African Americans in the colony:
All were denied basic rights.
Enslaved
Free
Both
