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Colonial Virginia #1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's a cash crop?

a)

A crop that is grown to give to your friends.

b)

A beautiful crop to look at

c)

A crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers

d)

A dollar bill

2.

Did agriculture in the Virginia colony influence the institution of slavery?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

What place did the English and other Europeans settle?

a)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions.

b)

Shenandoah Valley

4.

Where did the Germans and Scotch-Irish settle?

a)

Shenandoah Valley

b)

Tidewater and Piedmont regions

5.

Where did the Africans settle

a)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont

b)

Shenandoah Valley

6.
What was the primary industry / economic activity in colonial Virginia?
a)
Gold mining
b)
Agriculture
c)
Baked Goods
d)
Computer's
7.
Which was the FIRST capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Washington, DC
c)
London
d)
Jamestown
8.
"Contaminated water, buildings destroyed by fire, and diseases."
What does this list describe?
a)
Reasons for settling at Jamestown
b)
Reasons for moving the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg
c)
Reasons for moving the capital form Williamsburg to Richmond
d)
Reasons the natives settled in Werewocomoco
9.

Which is NOT a reason that the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?

a)

Fire destroyed buildings in Jamestown.

b)

The Spanish attacked Jamestown.

c)

The drinking water was contaminated.

d)

Dirty living conditions caused diseases.

10.

Examples of architecture that reflect different cultures include everything EXCEPT:

a)

barns

b)

homes

c)

places of worship (like churches)

d)

ships

11.

Prior to the arrival of the settlers, who lived throughout Virginia? After the settlers arrived, most were located inland.

a)

American Indians

b)

English

c)

Germans

d)

Africans

12.

_____ are from nature and are used in their natural form

a)

natural resource

b)

human resource

c)

capital resource

13.

Contaminated water and dirty living conditions that caused diseases were reasons why the capital moved-

a)

from Williamsburg to Jamestown

b)

from Jamestown to Williamsburg

c)

from Williamsburg to Richmond

d)

from Richmond to Washington D.C.

14.

What is it called to move from one place to another?

a)

migrate

b)

settle

c)

populate

d)

resonate