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Level 5
Colonial Virginia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| One of the factors related to the move from Jamestown to Williamsburg was the ________ _________ was contaminated by seepage of salt water. | drinking water |
| Another factor related to the move to Williamsburg was unhealthy living conditions caused what? | diseases |
| Another reason to move to Williamsburg was that ________ destroyed wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown. | fire |
| Name 4 reasons why the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg | 1. The drinking water in Jamestown was contaminated by seepage of salt water. 2. Unhealthy living conditions in Jamestown caused diseases. 3. Fire destroyed wooden and brick buildings in Jamestown. 4. Williamsburg was an established town. |
| Name the medium of exchange (currency, which includes coins and paper bills) | money |
| What is the trading or exchanging of goods and services without the use of money? | barter |
| What is the buying of goods and services now and paying for them later? | credit |
| What is a good or service that is owed to someone? | debt |
| ________ was used as money in colonial Virginia. | Tobacco |
| What is money put away to save or to spend at a later time? | savings |
| This was not often used in the early Virginia colony. | paper money |
| What was commonly practiced instead of using money? | bartering |
| _______ people had paper money or coins to use to buy goods and services? | Few |
| A tobacco farmer could use his ________ to pay for goods and services. | tobacco |
| Farmers and other consumers could also buy goods and services on ______ and pay their ________ when their crops were harvested and sold. | credit, debt |
| Did colonial Virginia have any banks? | no |
| Resources found in colonial Virginia were used to produce the _________ and ________ people needed. | goods and services |
| Everyday life in colonial Virginia was _________ for whites, enslaved African Americans, and free African Americans. | different |
| People living in colonial Virginia depended on ___________, __________, and __________ resources to produce the goods and services they needed. | natural, human, and capital resources |
| Food choices were __________. | limited |
| Meals in colonial Virginia were made of local ________ and ________. | produce and meats |
| Most people in colonial Virginia lived in __________ room houses with _____________ floors . | one; dirt |
| Who in colonial Virginia lived in large houses? | some wealthy people (merchants, lawyers, planters) |
| Most clothing in colonial Virginia was made of what? | 1. cotton 2. wool 3. leather |
| How did most white Virginians make their living from the land? | as small farmers |
| A large farm is also called a __________. | plantation |
| Most enslaved African Americans worked __________, other crops, and __________. | tobacco; livestock |
| Some free Africans in America owned ______________ but were denied basic rights. | property |
| One reason the capital was moved to Williamsburg was because it was already an _______________ _____________________. | established town |
| In colonial Virginia, who made clothes for family members in their households? | women |
| Africans began to have families born in America, increasing their ___________________. | population |
| Africans came to America with prior knowledge of __________________ _________________. | skilled trade |
| Because farmers could not pay for goods until their crops were harvested, ____________________ was important in Virginia. | credit |
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