Colonial Virginia Vocabulary
*You are responsible for learning the words that appear in bolded print.*
Tobacco was a cash crop in the Virginia colony.
Cash crop means a crop grown for money rather than by use of the grower
Agriculture and tobacco made up the economy of Colonial Virginia.
Agriculture means farming
Tobacco became the most profitable agricultural product.
Profitable means money making
The Virginia colony became dependent on slave labor.
Dependent means to rely on
Virginia developed a unique culture different from that of England.
Culture means beliefs, customs, and traditions of a group of people
Examples of architecture that reflect different cultures include barns, homes, and churches.
Architecture means buildings
The drinking water in Jamestown was contaminated by seepage of salt water.
Contaminated means polluted
Money was not often used in the early Virginia colony.
Money means a medium of exchange (coins, paper money)
The colonists bartered with each other in order to meet their needs.
Barter means trading of goods and services without the use of money
The settler bought crops from a farmer using credit instead of money.
Credit means buying a good or service now, and paying for it later
The farmer had a debt to settle with the blacksmith, and he owed the blacksmith corn.
Debt means a good or serviced owed to another
The blacksmith put money into his savings to use next month.
Savings means money put away to save or spend at a later time