Jamestown and Colonial Times

A ___________ is a crop grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers.
1. money crop
2. cash crop
3. growing crop
4. farmer's crop
The economy of the Virginia colony depended on ___________ as a primary source of wealth.
1. industry
2. coal mining
3. agriculture
4. textiles
__________ became the most profitable agricultural product, and was sold in England as a cash crop.
1. Corn
2. Coal
3. Textiles
4. Tobacco
Large numbers of __________ were brought to the Virginia colony against their will to work as slaves on tobacco plantations.
1. English
2. Africans
3. Dutch
4. French
The Virginia colony became dependent on _________ for tobacco farming, and the dependence lasted a long time.
1. indentured servants
2. wage earning laborers
3. slave labor
4. Dutch traders
Whenever people settle in an area, they change the landscape to reflect the ______, ______, and ______ of their culture.
1. beliefs, customs, and architecture
2. weather, temperature, and sunlight
3. crops, tools, and clothing
4. weather, customs, and tools
Examples of cultural landscapes include:
1. crops and money
2. clothes, hair styles, and social events
3. money and churches
4. barns, homes, and churches
The place name Richmond reflects what culture?
1. English
2. Spanish
3. American Indian
4. French
The place name Roanoke reflects what culture?
1. English
2. Spanish
3. American Indian
4. French
__________ settled primarily in the Tidewater and Piedmont regions.
1. Africans
2. American Indians
3. English
4. Germans & Scotch-Irish
__________ settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley, which was along the migration route.
1. Africans
2. American Indians
3. English
4. Germans & Scotch-Irish
__________ settled primarily in the Tidewater and Piedmont regions, where agriculture required a great deal of labor.
1. Africans
2. American Indians
3. English
4. Germans & Scotch-Irish
__________ were primarily in the Tidewater and Piedmont regions and the Appalachian Plateau, where their traditional homelands were located.
1. Africans
2. American Indians
3. English
4. Germans & Scotch-Irish
The culture of Virginia reflected what three groups?
1. American Indian, African, and European
2. American Indian, African and French
3. German, American Indian, and European
4. European, African, and Dutch
Which is NOT a reason Virginia's capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
1. Bad water and diseases
2. Fire destroyed buildings at Jamestown
3. Williamsburg was at a lower elevation than Jamestown
4. Williamsburg was at a higher elevation than Jamestown
Which is NOT a reason Virginia's capital was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?
1. The population was moving westward
2. Richmond was a more central location and was better for trade.
3. Moving to Richmond increased the distance from attack by the English.
4. Moving to Richmond increased the distance from attack by the Spanish.
What is medium of exchange (currency, which includes coins and paper bills) called?
1. barter
2. credit
3. debt
4. money
Trading or exchanging of goods and services without the use of money is called what?
1. saving
2. debt
3. credit
4. barter
Buying a good or service now and paying for it later is called what?
1. money
2. saving
3. credit
4. barter
A good or service owed to another is called what?
1. debt
2. money
3. saving
4. credit
Money put away to save or spend at a later time is called what?
1. barter
2. saving
3. credit
4. debt
In colonial Virginia, few people had paper money and coins to use to buy goods and services. Instead, ___________ was used as money.
1. coal
2. corn
3. tobacco
4. gold
Many colonists would _______ instead of using money
1. barter
2. credit
3. debt
4. save
Farmers and other consumers could buy goods and services on ________ and pay their debts when their crops were harvested and sold.
1. money
2. debt
3. credit
4. barter
Colonial Virginia had no ________.
1. farms
2. barns
3. plantations
4. banks

Jamestown and Colonial Times

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