Colonial Virginia VS.4a-c

The successful planting of tobacco depended on a steady and inexpensive source of labor. This labor was provided by —

• African men, women, and children

• English men, women, and children

• Spanish men, women, and children

• American men, women, and children

What is a cash crop?

• A crop that is grown mainly for use by the grower.

• A crop grown primarily to make money.

• A specific crop that growers plant to use as medicine.

• A specific crop that growers are paid to grow

How did most white Virginians make their living?

• farming

• specializing in trade

• importing African slaves

• as soldiers for the British army

What was the most profitable cash crop the Virginia colony sold to England?

• potatoes

• tobacco

• corn

• cotton

Which name shows the influence of American Indian culture?

• Yorktown

• Roanoke

• Richmond

To move from one region to another region is to ____.

• populate

• migrate

• settle

• barter

Before the arrival of the settlers, American Indians lived throughout Virginia. After the settlers arrived, most American Indians moved —

• close to settlers

• to the coastline

• inland

• to another state

In which areas were Africans and the English primarily settled?

• 2 and 3

• 1 and 3

• 3 and 4

• 2 and 4

Which group of people was brought to the Virginia colony against its will?

• women

• Scots-Irish

• Africans

• American Indians

Who settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley, which was along the migration route?

• English and Africans

• Cherokee and Powhatan

• Germans and Scots-Irish