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WorksheetsVS4 Virginia Colonial Life
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
As the Virginia colony grew, it became more dependent on ____________.
slave labor
local workers
German and Scotch-Irish immigrants
help from the Powhatan people
How did most people make money in the Virginia colony?
sharecropping
mining
agriculture
industry
A crop that is grown and not used by the growers is called a ____ crop.
primary
old
new
cash
Names of places reflect culture. Complete the analogy: English is to Richmond as Native American is to _____________.
Jamestown
Raleigh
Roanoke
Williamsburg
When people migrate (move) to live in a new area, they usually ___________.
reject all of their old customs
follow all customs in the new area
adapt old customs to the new environment
begin all new customs
In colonial Virginia, the Scotch-Irish and German people settled primarily _______.
near the fall line
in the Appalachian Plateau
in the Shenandoah Valley
along the James River
Which group were forced to provide the much needed agricultural labor in the Coastal Plains and Piedmont regions?
Africans
Scotch-Irish
Native Americans
Germans
What system was commonly used to exchange goods and services during colonial times?
barter
money
debit
currency
A farmer in Virginia bought supplies to grow tobacco. He paid for those supplies months later, after his tobacco was harvested and sold. This is an example of buying ___________.
on credit
in bulk
with cash
by saving
In colonial Virginia, there were no _____ and _____ was sometimes used as money.
barns - silver
churches - gold
banks - corn
banks - tobacco
What cultures did the colony of Virginia reflect?
Native American
African
European
All of the above
After the arrival of the European settlers, most _______ were forced to move inland.
Native Americans
English
Africans
Scotch-Irish
What resources did colonial Virginia depend on to produce the goods and services they needed?
human only
capital only
natural only
natural, human, and capital
What was food like in colonial Virginia?
pasta and a wide variety of vegetables
corn traded for metal products with the Native Americans
limited to local fruits/vegetables and meats
chicken, lamb, fish, and berries only
Households made their own _______ from leather, cotton, and wool.
homes
food
laws
clothes
Food choices in Colonial Virginia were
limited
plentiful
imported
uncooked
Most people in colonial Virginia lived in
plantations
two-story homes with carpets
one-room houses with dirt floors
longhouses
People living in colonial Virginia depended on ____ to produce the goods and services they needed. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
natural resources
imported resources
human resources
capital resources
Enslaved Africans worked growing crops and in industries, including ______. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
shipping
skilled trades
construction
banking
All of the following are factors that influenced the move of the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg EXCEPT:
Jamestown had contaminated water
There were unhealthy conditions in Jamestown
Williamsburg had deep harbors for docking ships
Jamestown was burned by fire
Why didn't colonists use money very often?
They didn't know how to make coins.
They preferred to save all their money.
They were not allowed to trade.
Currency was hard to get in the colony.
What was one key difference between indentured servants and enslaved people in colonial Virginia?
Indentured servants worked for a set number of years, while enslaved people were forced to work for life.
Indentured servants were paid more than enslaved people.
Indentured servants worked for life, enslaved people did not.
Enslaved people could choose where they worked.
Imagine you are a young person living in colonial Virginia. You hear that someone is working on a farm to pay off a debt and will be free in a few years. What kind of worker are they MOST likely to be?
Enslaved person
Plantation owner
Merchant
Indentured servant
A child is born in colonial Virginia to enslaved parents. According to race-based laws, what is MOST likely to happen to the child?
The child will be free when they turn 18.
The child will be enslaved for life.
The child will become an indentured servant.
The child will be sent to England.
What are examples of architecture that reflect different cultures?
Select all correct responses.
Barns
Barns
Places of Worship
Places of Worship
Homes
Homes
Gardens
Gardens
What impact did enslavement laws passed in Virginia during the late 1600s have?
Made slavery based on race and family history.
Gave enslaved people the right to vote.
Allowed enslaved people to work for pay.
Ended slavery in the colony.
What do Virginia’s laws on race-based slavery explain about the treatment of people in the colony?
Only landowners were treated fairly.
Everyone in Virginia was free after 1705
They show how people were treated unfairly because of their skin color.
They show that everyone was treated equally.
