WorksheetsColonial Virginia Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the most profitable agricultural crop in colonial Virginia?
wheat
corn
tobacco
lettuce
What group of people were brought to the Virginia colony and enslaved to work in the tobacco farms and plantations?
White men and women
African men, women and children
Hispanic men, women and children
Native Americans
What are types of architecture that reflect different cultures in colonial Virginia?
Barns and rivers
Stores, homes and rivers
Barns, stores and churches
Barns, homes, and churches
Sarah wanted to buy a quilt from Rebecca, but she didn't have any money. She offered to pay Sarah 3 chickens the next day if she could have the quilt now. What is this an example of?
credit
debt
savings
barter
What is a good or service owed to someone?
credit
debt
savings
barter
Bob traded Sam his apple for Sam's orange. This is an example of?
credit
debt
savings
barter
What was most food like in colonial Virginia?
only seafood
local produce and meats
pasta and meat
only chicken, fish and berries
What is a cash crop?
A crop grown primarily to make money.
A crop that is grown mainly for use by the grower.
A specific crop that growers are paid to grow.
A specific crop that growers plant to use as medicine.
After the arrival of the settlers, most ________ were forced to move inland.
Africans
Scotch-Irish
English
American Indians
Richmond is a city in Virginia. What culture does the name reflect?
English
German
African
American Indian
Rappahannock is a river in Virginia. What culture does the name reflect?
English
German
African
American Indian
In what areas of the Virginia colony did the Africans and English settle?
Blue Ridge and Coastal Plain (Tidewater) regions
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions
Appalachian Plateau and Coastal Plain (Tidewater) regions
Piedmont and Appalachian Plateau regions
Which groups of people settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley?
Germans and Scots-Irish
Africans and English
The capital was moved from Jamestown to ______________ because the drinking water was bad, unhealthy living conditions caused disease and fire destroyed wooden and brick buildings.
Williamsburg
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Dumfries
________ is a medium of exchange. It includes bills and coins.
credit
barter
money
savings
What crop did farmers often use to pay for goods and services?
corn
wheat
potatoes
tobacco
How many banks were in colonial Virginia?
1
3
0
10
What type of house was most common in colonial Virginia?
small, one room houses with dirt floors
townhouses
houses with many rooms and carpeting
large plantation homes with many rooms
Which group of people in colonial Virginia had no rights and worked mainly to harvest tobacco( and other crops) and take care of livestock?
African Americans
enslaved African Americans
American Indians
Germans
Most clothing was made out of _____________.
polyester
bark and leaves
cotton, wool, and leather
fish skin and bark
