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Colonial VA Study Quizizz

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Colonial Virginia did not have banks and paper and coin money was rare.  What did many colonists use as money?
a)
beads
b)
fur
c)
tobacco
d)
corn
2.
What is a good or service owed to another?
a)
credit
b)
cash crop
c)
debt
d)
money
3.
What is it called when someone buys a good or service now and pays for it later?
a)
credit
b)
cash crop
c)
debt
d)
money
4.
Virginia's primary source of wealth came from ______________.
a)
shipbuilding
b)
masonry
c)
agriculture
d)
industry
5.
What was often used as a form of currency in colonial Virginia?
a)
Corn
b)
Animal skins
c)
Tobacco
d)
Credit cards
6.

What is it called when you trade one item you own with another item owned by someone else (WITHOUT the use of money)?

a)

Currency

b)

Barter

c)

Savings

d)

Debt

7.
Money put away to save or spend later is called ____________.
a)
debt
b)
money
c)
credit
d)
savings
8.
Colonial Virginia had _______ banks.
a)
no
b)
few
c)
many
d)
15
9.
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
10.
Everyday life in colonial Virginia was ______________ for whites, enslaved African Americans, and free African Americans.
a)
perfect
b)
same
c)
different
d)
easy
11.
Food choices were ________________.
a)
limited
b)
plentiful
c)
scarce
d)
varied
12.
Meals were made of ____________ produce and meats.
a)
old
b)
local
c)
foreign
d)
new
13.
______________ in households made their own clothes for family members.
a)
Women
b)
Men
c)
Children
d)
African Americans
14.
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
15.
Most enslaved ________________________ worked tobacco, other crops and livestock.
a)
women
b)
men
c)
children
d)
African Americans
16.
Enslaved African Americans were denied basic ____________.
a)
human rights
b)
voting rights
c)
needs
d)
wants
17.
Some ____________ African Americans owned land but were denied basic rights.
a)
free
b)
enslaved
c)
indentured
d)
older
18.
What is a cash crop?
a)
a crop that is grown to sell
b)
a crop that is grown to eat
c)
a crop that is used by the grower
d)
a crop that is thrown away
19.
The economy of the Virginia colony depended on _________ as a primary source of wealth.
a)
food
b)
agriculture
c)
roads
d)
schools
20.
African men, women, and children were brought to the colony _________.
a)
against their will
b)
to have fun
c)
to start a new adventure
d)
to live in the colony
21.
The Virginia colony became ________________.
a)
free of slave labor
b)
free of all slaves
c)
full of indentured servants
d)
dependent on slave labor
22.

What did the economy of the Virginia colony depend on?

a)

factories

b)

technology

c)

agriculture

d)

dancing

23.

What was the most profitable agriculture product in colonial Virginia?

a)

carrots

b)

apples

c)

tobacco

d)

peanuts

24.

Tobacco was sold in __________ as a cash crop

a)

England

b)

Africa

c)

Spain

d)

Maryland

25.

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

a)

migrate

b)

settle

c)

populate

d)

resonate

26.

Which city in Virginia shows the influence of American Indians?

a)

Richmond

b)

Jamestown

c)

Roanoke

d)

Yorktown

27.
Which city in Virginia shows the influence of English culture?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Hamilton
28.

The Native Americans mainly settled in which 3 regions?

a)

Tidewater, Piedmont, Appalachian Plateau

b)

Piedmont, Tidewater, Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Piedmont, Tidewater, Valley and Ridge

29.

The Germans and Scot-Irish mainly settled in which area?

a)

Shenandoah Valley

b)

Piedmont

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

30.

The arrival of Europeans forced the American Indians to move...

a)

toward the ocean

b)

to California

c)

inland

d)

to Funkytown

31.

Colonial Americans had several food choices.

a)

False

b)

True

32.

Most of the colonial houses were...

a)

plantations

b)

one-room houses

c)

2 levels

d)

mansions

33.

How did most of the Colonial Americans get their clothes?

a)

from shops

b)

they made them

c)

from England

d)

Target

34.

African Americans who were enslaved had_______rights

a)

limited

b)

unlimited

c)

no

35.
The English and other Europeans settled primarily in which two regions?
a)
Piedmont and Appalachian Plateau
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont
c)
Shenandoah Valley and Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
36.
Whenever people settle in an area, they change the ________________________ to reflect their cultures and customs.
a)
landscape
b)
culture
c)
reflection
d)
customs
37.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
a)
The population was moving west
b)
Fire destroyed the buildings
c)
The drinking water was contaminated
d)
Unhealthy living conditions caused diseases
38.
Which of the following was the first capital of Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Jamestown
39.

Where was the capital of Virginia moved to after Jamestown?

a)

Williamsburg

b)

Jamestown

c)

Richmond

40.

Why did unhealthy living conditions cause a problem in Jamestown?

a)

they caused diseases

b)

they caused fires

c)

they caused contamination

d)

they caused rebellions

41.

Why was salt water an issue in Jamestown?

a)

it contaminated the food supply

b)

it seeped into wooden buildings

c)

it contaminated the drinking water

d)

it caused diseases

42.

What destroyed the wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown?

a)

unhealthy living

b)

fire

c)

salt water

d)

diseases

43.

The Virginia colony depended on ______ as the main source of money and wealth.

a)

coal mining

b)

agriculture

c)

shipbuilding

d)

trading

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