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Virginia Colony

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
cars
b)
tobaccco
c)
water
d)
tomatoes
2.

What was the most profitable agricultural product?

a)

Corn

b)

Wheat

c)

Gold

d)

Tobacco

3.

What was Virginia's first cash crop?

a)

Rice

b)

Cocoa

c)

Tobacco

d)

Cotton

4.

Which group of people were brought against their will to Virginia?

a)

Africans

b)

English

c)

Germans and Scots-Irish

d)

Native Americans

5.

Which group of people were forced to move inland?

a)

Africans

b)

English

c)

Germans and Scots-Irish

d)

Native Americans

6.

In 1619, the first Africans brought to Virginia were from which country in Africa?

a)

Angola

b)

Benin

c)

Ghana

d)

Mali

7.

In 1619, which group of people were brought to Virginia to expand the tobacco economy?

a)

Africans

b)

English men and boys

c)

European women

d)

Native Americans

8.

The economy of Virginia depended on agriculture. What is another word for agriculture?

a)

farming

b)

hunting

c)

fur trading

d)

shipbuilding

9.

In the Virginia colony, what was commonly used as money?

a)

bills and coins

b)

gold

c)

shells

d)

tobacco

10.

Barter is --

a)

buying a good or service now and paying for it later

b)

money put away to save or to spend at a later time.

c)

trading goods and services without money.

d)

when a good or service is owed to someone.

11.

Credit is --

a)

buying a good or service now and paying for it later

b)

money put away to save or to spend at a later time.

c)

trading goods and services without money.

d)

when a good or service is owed to someone.

12.

Which image shows bartering?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.
How did the arrival of women at Jamestown help make the settlement permanent?
a)
Women made it possible for more settlers to establish families
b)
Women were better at guarding the fort 
c)
Women were the first burgesses and made all of the laws
d)
Women knew the Powhatan language and could help trade
14.
Over time, the native people eventually viewed the settlers as...
a)
invaders who would take over their land
b)
people who would make their lives easier
c)
friends who would help them fight other tribes
d)
tourists who would leave the settlement
15.
What was the first elected legislative body in America?
a)
Government
b)
Governor
c)
Governors Council
d)
General Assembly
16.
The House of Burgess later became known as this and still exists today.
a)
Governor's Council
b)
Virginia General Assembly
c)
United Nations
d)
House of Commons