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38 Cards in this Set
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What is a cash crop? |
a crop that is grown to sell for money rather then used by growers |
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What did the VA colony depend on for wealth? |
agriculture |
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What was the most profitable agricultural product? |
tobacco |
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Where was the tobacco sold? |
England |
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What was VA cash crop? |
tobacco |
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What was necessary for the successful planting of tobacco? |
a reliable and inexpensive source of labor ex: slavery |
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How did the colony provide all the labor needed to grow tobacco? |
large numbers of Africans were brought to the colony against their will - to work as slaves on the planations |
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What did the VA colony's economy depend upon for a long time? |
slave labor |
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What is a landscape? |
the countryside |
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What is a cultural landscape? |
whenever people settle in an area - they change the landscape to reflect the beliefs, customs, and architecture of their culture? |
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What are 3 examples of the culture landscape? |
1. barns 2. homes 3. churches |
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What culture does the name of the city of Richmond reflect? |
English |
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What culture does the name of the city of Roanoke reflect? |
American Indian |
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Where did the English primarily settle? |
Tidewater & Piedmont |
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Where did the Germans and the Scotch-Irish mainly settle? |
The Shenandoah Valley |
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The Shenandoah Valley is part of what route? |
Migration route |
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Where did the Africans mainly settle? |
Tidewater & Piedmont |
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Why did the African mainly settle in the Tidewater and Piedmont regions? |
Because the agriculture there required a great deal of labor |
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Where were teh American Indians mainly located? |
Tidewater, Piedmont, and Appalachian Plateau |
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What is migration? |
moving from one country or region to another |
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What did people have to do when they migrated to a new area? |
adapt old customs to new environment |
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What cultures did the colony of Virginia reflect? |
American Indian, European, African |
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Why did they move VA's capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg? |
- drinking water was contaminated by seepage of salt water - unhealthy living conditions caused by diseases - fire destroyed wooden and brick building at Jamestown. |
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What is money? |
a medium of exchange (currency, which includes coins and paper money) |
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What is barter? |
trading/exchanging of goods and services without money |
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What is credit? |
buying a good or service now and pay later |
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What is debt? |
a good or service that is owed to another |
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What is saving? |
Money put away to save and spend later |
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What was used instead of money to purchase goods in services? |
barter |
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Did people have much currency or coins? |
No |
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How did colonist meet their 3 basic needs? |
1) Food: grew crops, raised animals, hunted animals. 2.) Shelter: one room houses with dirt floors...some lived in larger houses 3.) Clothes - cotton, wool, and leather |
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How did most colonist earn a living? |
Most Virginians lived on small farms. A few plantations Others lived in town and had business |
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What did freed African American do? |
They owned their own business and property, but were denied or refused most rights. |
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What was commonly used to barter? |
tobacco |
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What did farmers use to purchase goods or services? |
credit |
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What the farmers pay off their credit with? |
their crops |
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Did colonial VA have banks? |
No |
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