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SS4.4.5 Everyday Live in Colonial Virginia VS4e

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the primary industry / economic activity in colonial Virginia?

a)

Gold mining

b)

Agriculture

c)

Baked Goods

d)

Computer's

2.

Where did most people get their clothes in colonial Virginia?

a)

Old Navy

b)

Target

c)

Made their own

d)

The Indians

3.

What did colonial meals consist MOSTLY of?

a)

Local produce and meat

b)

Penguin

c)

Whatever they bought at the store

d)

Coconuts and bananas

4.

How did MOST families live in Colonial Virginia?

a)

One room homes

b)

Houseboats

c)

Longhouses

d)

Teepees

5.

The supply of ___________ influenced the food, housing, and clothing of the many people living in colonial Virginia.

a)

Water

b)

People

c)

Resources

d)

Tobacco

6.

Most clothing worn in colonial times were made of _______, ______, and/or ________.

a)

tobacco, cotton, leather

b)

cotton, wool, leather

7.

Each household _____ their own clothes from the sheep they raised or from the crops they grew, such as cotton and flax plants.

a)

Bought

b)

Made

8.

Most white Virginians made their living from the land as ...

a)

Plantation Owners

b)

Small Farmers

9.

Most enslaved African Americans worked tobacco crops, crops, and livestock. Enslaved African Americans had...

a)

No Rights

b)

Rights

10.

Many free African Americans _______ their own businesses and land.

a)

Rented

b)

Owned

11.

Food choices in the colony were ________.

a)

Limited

b)

Abundant