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VS 4a-e Colonial VA
Life during the colonial period
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a cash crop grown for? | Money |
| What became the most profitable agricultural product? | Tobacco |
| What allowed the planting of tobacco to be so successful? | A reliable and inexpensive source of labor |
| What kind of food did colonists eat? | local produce and meats |
| Which colonists lived in large houses? | Farmers |
| What kind of homes did most colonists live in? | One-room |
| How many rights did enslaved Africans have in colonial Virginia? | None |
| How did most white Virginians make their living (money)? | Farming |
| How many rights did free African Americans have? | Few |
| What caused diseases in colonial Virginia? | dirty living conditions |
| What contaminated the drinking water in Jamestown? | salt water seepage |
| What did the colony depend on as a primary source of wealth? | agriculture |
| What group of people was brought to the colony against their will to work as slaves on plantations? | Africans |
| Which group of people settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley? | Germans and Scotch-Irish |
| What group of people lived all over the state before the English arrived? | American Indians |
| What is an example of architecture? | barns |
| What culture does the word "Roanoke" reflect? | Native American |
| What is another word for trade? | barter |
| What is it called when you "buy now and pay later?" | credit |
| What is it called when you owe someone something (or money)? | debt |
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