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16 Cards in this Set
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What is a good or service owed to another?
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Debt
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In what regions did the English settle?
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Coastal Plain and Piedmont
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What effect did the sucess of tobacco have on the people from Africa?
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Large numbers of the people were brought to Virginia against their will and forced to work as slaves.
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What is the trading of goods and services without the use of money?
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Barter
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Why did the African-Americans settle primarily in the Coastal Plain and Tidewater regions?
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The regions were used for agriculture, requiring a great deal of labor.
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In what area of Virginia did the Scotch-Irish and Germans settle?
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Shenandoah Valley
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What is money?
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A medium of exchange
( currency, which include coins and paper bills.) |
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What is buying a good or service now and paying for it later?
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Debt
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What is a burgess?
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A citizen representative chosen to serve in the General Assembly
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Why was the capital moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
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Jamestown had burned twice; Williamsburg was at a higher elevation(not swampy)
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What are natural resources?
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Air, water, soil, wood, coal sun
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What is the name of the first elected legislative body in the colony and in North America?
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The Virginia House of Burgesses
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What is a cash crop?
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A crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers
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What form of exchange for goods was used in the colony?
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Barter
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What are capital resources?
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Goods made by people and used to to produce other goods and services
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What is a consumer?
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A person who uses goods and services
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