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Colonial Life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In 1699, Virginia's capital moved from Jamestown to ______________________. | Williamsburg |
| Why did the capital move? | unhealthy living conditions, contaminated water, fires destroyed buildings, Williamsburg was an established town |
| A medium for exchange is called ____________. | money |
| Few people in the colony had paper money and coins. What did they use as money instead? | tobacco |
| Trading for a good or service without the use of money is __________. | barter |
| Getting or buying a good or service now and paying for it later is ____________. | credit |
| A good or service owed to another? | debt |
| Money put away to spend later | savings |
| Colonial Virginia had no _________. | banks |
| What 3 resources did people in Virginia depend on? | natural, human, and capital resources |
| Food in the colony was _____________. | limited |
| Meals were made of local _______________. | produce |
| What type of homes did most people live in, in the colonies? | one room homes with a dirt floor |
| Women made ________________. | clothes |
| What were clothes made out of? | cotton, wool, leather |
| Most white Virginians made their living as ____________ ________________. | small farmers |
| Enslaved Africans had no ___________. | rights |
| Some free Africans owned __________. | land |
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