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Life in the Colonies- V.S.4

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  • What did the farmers have when they had credit?
    debts
  • What were the enslaved Africans forces to work in? 3 answers
    Cotton, Wool and Leather
  • What were the common rules for the Virginia colony about?
    survival and success
  • What legislative body was the first to be elected  in English North America?
    The House of Burgeses
  • The Virginia colony did not depend on enslaved labor.
    False
  • Where was tobacco being sold?
    England
  • What was tobacco sold as?
    A cash crop
  • What was clothing made of? (3 answers)
    wool, cotton, and leather
  • What was the purpose of selling the cash crop?
    to make money
  • Buying a good or service now and paying for it later is
    credit
    money
    debt
    saving
  • When people settle in the change the culture, landscape and beliefs to reflect their...
    customs and architecture
  • Households went and bought the clothes they wear. True or False?
    False
  • Where did Richmond, Virginia get its name?
    English
    American Indian
  • True or false: Virginia colony had two banks.
    False
  • Money put away to save or to spend at a later time is
    saving
    credit
    debt
    money
  • What was the floors in most peoples homes made of?
    dirt
  • The women came from?
    England
  • Why did Jamestown need to establish a system of government?
    for common rules
  • Did many people have paper money and coins?
    no
  • How were their debts paid off?
    harvesting and selling their crops
  • What was destroyed by fires in Jamestown? (2 types)
    Brick and wooden buildings
  • What are types of architecture that reflect different culture? (3 answers)
    Barns, Homes, places of Worship (church)
  • Who were brougt to the colonies against their will?
    African men, women, and children
  • This was commonly used instead of money to get goods and services.
    Barter
  • What did the economy in the Virginia colony depend on?
    agriculture
  • When did the General Assembly meet as two legislative body?
    1620
    1619
    1640
    1691
  • What type of resources did Colonial Virginia NOT depend on to produce needed goods and services?
    Natural
    Burgesses
    Human
    Capital
  • Why did the American Indian start to settle in regions further west?
    They were forced to.
  • How many rooms did most people have in their home?
    one
  • When did the General Assembly meet as two legislative body?
    1691
    1640
    1619
    1620
  • When did the General Assembly meet as one legislative body?
    1620
    1619
    1691
    1640
  • Who was appointed by the Governor?
    governor's council
    burgesses
    governor
  • What sailors captured African?
    Portugues
  • What did both Free Africans and Enslaved Africans have denied?
    Basic Rights
  • What kind of labor was depended on for the successful planting of tobacco?
    inexpensive
  • Why were women important to the settlers?
    To establish families.
  • What did the House of Burgesses give the colonist the opportunity to do for the first time?
    Take control of their government
  • What did money give the settlers to do?
    buy goods and services
  • American Indians settled where?
    Throughout Virginia
  • A tobacco farmer could use his tobacco to pay for goods and services on what?
    credit
  • What did the General Assembly with one legislative body consist of?
    Governor, Virginia Company of London, Burgesses
    Governor, Governor's Council, Burgesses
    Governor, Governor's Council, House of Burgesses
    Represenrarives, a Council, House of Burgeses
  • Where were the Africans from?
    present-day Angola
  • Where did Roanoke, Virginia get its name?
    American Indian
    English
  • What was used instead of money to barter?
    Tobacco
  • The capital was moved because __________ water was contaminated by seepage of _______ water.
    water, seepage
  • Where did the capital move to?
    Williamsburg
  • Why was the arrival of Africans important for the settlers?
    To expand the tobacco economy
  • Whenthe General Assembly meet as two legislative bodies who did it consist of?
    Burgesses, American Indians, Governor
    Enslaved African, Women
    Governor's Council, House of Burgesses
    Pocahontas, Virginia Company of London
  • The capital was moved because of __________ living conditions caused __________
    unhealthy. disease
  • What was the purpose of forcing Africans to the Virginia colony?
    to work as slaves on plantations
  • What was the most profitable product?
    Tobacco
  • Most of the meals made in the Virginia colony were made of? (2 answers)
    meat and produce
  • What did the women help Jamestown become?
    A permanent colony.
  • What were the burgesses called when they became a separate legislative body?
    House of Burgeses
  • The regions the Scot-Irish settled in are
    Valley & Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountain
  • Who was appointed by the Virginia Company of London?
    governor's council
    burgesses
    governor
  • What Year did Women arrive in Jamestown?
    1620
  • True or false: The Virginia colony had many food choices.
    false
  • True or false: Free slaves could held jobs such as being a small farmer.
    True
  • Farmers usually lived on large...
    plantations
  • A good or service owed to another is
    money
    debt
    saving
    credit
  • Trading or exchanging of goods and services without the use of money is
    barter
    debt
    credit
    money
  • The economy of the Virginia colony depended on agriculture as a primary source of
    wealth
  • Where was the capital moved from?
    Jamestown
  • Who were representative from each of the divisions of Virgnia called?
    governor
    governor's council
    burgesses
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