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Level 5
Colonial Virginia
Question | Answer |
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England became ______ ________ in the early 1700s. | Great Britain |
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 3 factors that influenced the move of the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg | 1. The drinking water was contaminated by seepage of salt water. 2. Unhealthy living conditions caused diseases. 3. Fire destroyed wooden and brick buildings in Jamestown. |
The capital of the colony started in Jamestown. Tell the next two locations for the capital. | Williamsburg then to Richmond |
Richmond was a more ________ location for a capital. | central |
Moving the capital to Richmond increased the distance from the sea and a possible attack by the ________. | British |
The capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond because the population was moving ________. | westward |
Name 3 factors that influenced the move of the capital from Williamsburg to Richmond. | 1. The population was moving westward. 2. Richmond was a more central location. 3. Moving to Richmond increased the distance from the sea and possible attack by the British. |
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 farmers |
In colonial Virginia, households made their own _____________. | clothes |
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 |
Did enslaved African Americans have rights? | no |
Many free __________ __________ owned their own businesses and property but were denied most rights. | African Americans |