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WorksheetsVS.4 Colonial Virginia 23-24 (new)
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 31mins
The success of tobacco as a cash crop transformed life in the Virginia colony and encouraged what?
work program
indentured servants
slavery
invaders
What is a crop that is grown to sell for money rather than use by the growers?
cash crop
economic crop
tobacco
seasonal crop
The economy of the Virginia colony depended on what as the primary source of wealth?
coal
agriculture
ships
industries
What became the most profitable agricultural product?
sugar
coal
tobacco
corn
Tobacco was sold in England as a _________ _________.
new market
new deal
food crop
cash crop
The successful cultivation of tobacco depended on a steady and inexpensive source of _________.
labor
seeds
land
soil
Who were brought to the Virginia colony and enslaved to work on the plantations?
English men, women and children
African men, women and children
Scottish men, women and children
French men, women, and children
What did the Virginia colony become dependent upon? This dependence lasted a long time.
indentured servants
servants
slave labor
child
Whenever people settle an area, they change the _______ and _________ to reflect their beliefs, customs, and architecture.
culture
housing
transportation
landscape
Name 3 examples of architecture that reflect different cultures.
barns
homes
places of worship (church)
restaurants
The name "Richmond" reflects which culture?
Native American
English
American
African
The name "Roanoke" reflects which culture?
African
Native American
American
English
In which two regions did the English and other Europeans primarily settle in?
Coastal Plain
Valley and Ridge
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
The Germans and Scots-Irish settled primarily where in Virginia? This place was along the migration route.
Appalachian Plateau
Shenandoah Valley
Coastal Banks
Northern Virginia
In which two regions did the Africans primarily settle in? Tobacco agriculture in these regions required a great deal of labor.
Valley and Ridge
Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Plateau
Valley and Ridge
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Piedmont
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
The culture of colonial Virginia reflected the beliefs, customs, and architecture of what 3 groups of people that were living there?
Europeans
Africans
American Indians
Asian
What caused to adapt old customs to their new environments?
invaders and migration
families being separated and new areas
migration and living in new areas
ships arriving and migration
Although it was a colony of _________, _________ developed a unique culture different from that of England.
England/Virginia
France/England
Scotland/Virginia
Virginia/England
Prior to the arrival of the settlers, ________ ________ lived throughout Virginia. After the settlers arrived, most were forced inland.
indentured servants
American Indians
single women
young families
One of the factors related to the move of Jamestown to Williamsburg was the ___________ __________ was contaminated by seepage of salt water.
drinking water
vegetable garden
grain supply
living quarters
Another factor related to the move to Williamsburg was unhealthy living conditions caused what?
fires
diseases
rats to invade
arguments
Another reason to move to Williamsburg was that _______ destroyed wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown.
storms
droughts
floods
fires
Name 3 factors that influenced the move of the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg.
The drinking water was contaminated by seepage of salt water.
The new king asked for another town in honor of him.
Unhealthy living conditions caused diseases.
Fires destroyed wooden and brick buildings in Jamestown.
Name the medium of exchange (currency, which includes coins and paper bills.)
money
tobacco
credit
debt
What is the trading or exchanging of goods and services without the use of money?
borrow
purchase
sell
barter
What is the buying of goods and
services now and paying for them
later?
debt
credit
barter
savings
What is a good or service that is
owed to someone?
credit
savings
debt
currency
(a) was used as money in
colonial Virginia.
What is money put away to save
or to spend at a later time?
savings
debt
credit
money
This was not often used in the
early Virginia colony.
tobacco
barter
money
wood
What was commonly practiced
instead of using money?
barter
savings
debt
credit
________ people had paper money
or coins to use to buy goods and
services?
All
Many
Few
No
A tobacco farmer could use his
________ to pay for goods and
services.
soil
tobacco
land
credit
Farmers and other consumers could
also buy goods and services on
________ and pay their ________ when
their crops were harvested and sold.
credit/debt
saving/credit
money/debt
debt/credit
Did colonial Virginia have any banks?
Yes
No
Resources found in colonial Virginia were used to produce the (a) and (b) people needed.
Everyday life in colonial Virginia was ___________ for whites, enslaved African Americans, and free African Americans.
the same
easy
confusing
different
People living in colonial Virginia depended on (a) , (b) , and (c) resources to produce the goods and services they needed.
Food choices were ______________.
varied
limited
free
limitless
Meals in colonial Virginia were made of local (a) and (b) .
Most people in colonial Virginia lived in _________ room houses with _________ floors.
multi
wood
multi
dirt
one
wood
one
dirt
Who in colonial Virginia lived in large houses?
whites
some farmers
all farmers
African Americans
In colonial Virginia, households made their own ___________.
clothes
gardens
books
stories
Most clothing in colonial Virginia was made of what?
cotton
leather
wool
polyester
How did most white Virginians make their living from the land?
growing timber
catching fish
growing grain
as small farmers
A large farm is also called a ______________.
estate
planation
ranch
farmstead
Most enslaved African Americans worked (a) , other crops, and (b) .
Did enslaved African Americans have rights?
yes
no
Free __________ ___________ owned their own businesses and property, but were denied most rights.
Latin Americans
German Americans
African Americans
Scotts Irish
