WorksheetsVS.4 Colonial Virginia - Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Agriculture
The process of farming, growing crops, and raising animals.
The process of creating goods in factories.
The study of plant and animal behaviors.
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Cash Crop
A crop that is grown for profit, only sold in Virginia.
A crop that is grown to make a profit, rather than for use by the growers.
A plant or animal that is grown and harvested for survival.
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Colony
Land owned by another person.
A group of people who focus on agriculture.
A group of people who settle together in a new place.
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Barter
To exchange goods or services without money.
To donate items to charity.
To use any form of money to purchase items for personal survival.
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Debt
A way to earn more money at the bank.
To pay for something you have already received.
To pay for something you have not yet received.
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Credit
To pay for goods or services after receiving them.
To get goods or services before payment.
A loan that requires immediate repayment.
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Capital Resource
Any human-created good or service.
Any human-created good or service made by using natural resources.
Any nonhuman-created good or service made by using human resources.
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Natural Resource
A type of resource grown naturally that can be used by humans to earn a profit.
A type of resource that is only found in North American colonies.
A type of resource created by humans that can earn a profit.
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Human Resource
The group of people responsible for managing work-related issues.
The people who work to make a product or provide a service.
The people responsible for selling capital resources.
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Migrate
To travel to a new place for a short period of time.
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Immigrant
A person who travels to another country for work.
A person who moves to a new village in their own country.
A person who moves to a new country to live permanently.
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Indentured Servant
A person who earns land by working as a farmer.
A person who earns land and money without working.
A person who agrees to work off debt in return for a paid trip to the colonies.
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Enslaved
Living freely without being considered as someone else's property.
Living as someone's property, and being rewarded for working hard.
Living as someone's property, having few, or no, personal rights.
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Culture
The historical events and actions of a group of people.
The foods and supplies used by a group of people.
The behaviors and social practices of a group of people.
