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35 Cards in this Set
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Large numbers of _________ were brought to the colony against their will to work as slaves on the plantations.
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Africans
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Who sold shares of stock to establish the first profit-making venture in the Jamestown community?
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The Virginia Company of London
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As the population moved westward __________ became a more central location for Virginia's capital.
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Richmond
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The charters of the Virginia Company of London granted the colonists what 3 rights?
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1. to form their own government
2. establish a settlement in North America 3. to begin colonies in the New World |
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Give three examples of cultural landscape.
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Barns, Places of Worship, and Homes
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Money put away to save or to spend at a later time is _____.
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Saving
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The ___________ of Virginia reflected American Indian, African, and European origins.
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Culture
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___________ is a good or service owed to another.
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Debt
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________ destroyed wooden buildings at Jamestown.
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Fire
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Trading by exchanging goods for other goods, not money is an example of ________?
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Barter
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____________ and living in new areas caused people to adapt old customs to their new environment.
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Migrating
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Two citizen representatives from each division of Virginia made up one part of the Virginia Assembly in 1619 they were called _______?
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Burgesses
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The English primarily settled in what regions?
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Coastal Plain/Piedmont
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Buying a good or service now and paying for it later is _________ .
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Credit
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_________ is a crop that is grown and sold for money.
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Cash crop
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Who granted the charters to the Virginia Company of London?
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The King of England
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Why was Williamsburg considered a better settlement site for the colonial government than Jamestown?
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It was on higher elevation.
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What was the first attempt at self-government in the Virginia Colony?
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House of Burgesses
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In which region were the American Indians not found?
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Valley and Ridge
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Today's Virginia's General Assembly developed from the __________ which began in 1619.
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House of Burgesses
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This group of people settled in the Shenandoah Valley because of its rich farmland and it was along the migration route.
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Germans and Scotch-Irish
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Name 4 reasons why England wanted to begin colonization in America
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1. To find silver and gold
2. Increase her power 3. Open new markets for trade 4. Raw materials |
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Drinking water was also contaminated in Jamestown by seepage of __________.
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Salt water
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What was the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607?
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Jamestown
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This group settled primarily in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions, where agriculture required a great deal of labor.`
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Africans
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When the English settlers arrived in 1607, Jamestown was on a narrow peninsula. Today Jamestown is located -------------?
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On an island in the James River.
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The capital was moved from Jamestown because dirty living conditions caused _____.
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Diseases
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__________ is known as coins and currency used as a medium of exchange.
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Money
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Why did the English settlers choose Jamestown as the sight for their new colony?
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1. Easily defended by attack from the sea.
2. Water deep enough for ships to dock. 3. Supply of fresh water. |
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The first representative legislative body in English America was the -----------?
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Virginia Assembly
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Colonial Virginia had no _______.
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Banks
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___________ is a crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers.
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Cash crop
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The __________ of the Virginia colony depended on agriculture as a primary source of wealth.
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Economy
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This item was used for money and was known as a cash crop and green gold.
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Tobacco
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Tobacco became so important that it was used for ______.
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Money
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