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VS4 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The economy of Colonial Virginia depended on ____ as the primary source of wealth.

a)

Business

b)

Banks

c)

Agriculture

d)

Plantations

2.

What is a cash crop?

a)

A crop made of money

b)

A crop used by the grower

c)

A crop to use as medicine

d)

A crop grown to sell for money

3.

Names of places reflect culture. Complete the analogy: English is to Richmond as Native American is to _____________.

a)

Jamestown

b)

Raleigh

c)

Roanoke

d)

Williamsburg

4.

When people migrate (move) to live in a new area, they usually ___________.

a)

reject all of their old customs

b)

follow all customs in the new area

c)

adapt old customs to the new environment

d)

begin all new customs

5.

In colonial Virginia, the Scots-Irish and German people settled primarily _______.

a)

near the fall line

b)

in the Appalachian Plateau

c)

in the Shenandoah Valley

d)

along the James River

6.

Which group were forced to provide the much needed agricultural labor in the Coastal Plains and Piedmont regions?

a)

Africans

b)

Scotch-Irish

c)

Native Americans

d)

Germans

7.

What cultures did the colony of Virginia reflect?

a)

Native American

b)

African

c)

European

d)

All of the above

8.

Which culture does the name Richmond come from?

a)

Africa

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

Ireland

9.

What was the FIRST capital of Virginia?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Richmond

c)

Williamsburg

10.
Which was the SECOND capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
11.

Some African Americans were free in the VA colony, but they still did not have the same rights as the white people.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

What were the houses like in colonial Virginia?

a)

dirt floors with only one room

b)

they have tiled floors with air conditioning

c)

they have carpet

d)

none of the above

13.
"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
14.

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

a)

migrate

b)

settle

c)

populate

d)

resonate

15.

What form of exchange is taking place between these colonists? (synonym for trading)

a)

Credit

b)

Currency

c)

Barter

d)

Debt