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VS4e retake everyday life in colonial Virginia

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What resources did colonial Virginia depend on to produce the goods and services they needed?

a)

human only

b)

capital only

c)

natural only

d)

natural, human, and capital

2.

What was food like in colonial Virginia?

a)

pasta and a wide variety of vegetables

b)

corn traded for metal products with the Native Americans

c)

limited to local fruits/vegetables and meats

d)

chicken, lamb, fish, and berries only

3.

Households made their own _______ from leather, cotton, and wool.

a)

homes

b)

food

c)

laws

d)

clothes

4.
People living in colonial Virginia depended on natural, human and capital ________ to produce the goods and services they needed.
a)
products
b)
resources
c)
money
d)
bartering
5.
Everyday life in colonial Virginia was ______________ for whites, enslaved African Americans, and free African Americans.
a)
perfect
b)
same
c)
different
d)
easy
6.
_____________ found in colonial Virginia were used to produce goods and services people needed.
a)
Products
b)
Money
c)
Bartering
d)
Resources
7.
Food choices were ________________.
a)
limited
b)
plentiful
c)
scarce
d)
varied
8.
Meals were made of ____________ produce and meats.
a)
old
b)
local
c)
foreign
d)
new
9.
Most people lived in _____________ houses with dirt floors.
a)
mansion
b)
two stories
c)
one-room
d)
tent
10.
______________ in households made their own clothes for family members.
a)
Women
b)
Men
c)
Children
d)
African Americans
11.
Most white Virginians made their living from the land as small ____________. A few owned large farms (plantations).
a)
politicians
b)
farmers
c)
blacksmiths
d)
teachers
12.
Most enslaved ________________________ worked tobacco, other crops and livestock.
a)
women
b)
men
c)
children
d)
African Americans
13.
Enslaved African Americans were denied basic ____________.
a)
human rights
b)
voting rights
c)
needs
d)
wants
14.
Some ____________ African Americans owned land but were denied basic rights.
a)
free
b)
enslaved
c)
indentured
d)
older
15.

People living in colonial Virginia depended on what resources to produce the goods and services they needed? Choose 3.

a)

natural

b)

human

c)

captial

d)

store-bought

16.

Most people lived in ________.

a)

one room homes with dirt floors

b)

plantations

c)

mansions

d)

apartments

17.
How did MOST families live in Colonial Virginia?
a)
One room homes
b)
Houseboats
c)
Longhouses
d)
Teepees
18.

True or False: Most colonists lived on large plantations.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

In Colonial Virginia most white Virginians were __________.

a)

farmers

b)

bankers

c)

slaves

d)

bakers