VS.4a-d
How do settlers
change the
landscape?
In what Virginia
regions did the
settlers stay?
What is a cash crop?
How did tobacco
change life in
Virginia?
 They build places to live, places
to work and places to worship.
 They build homes, barns, and
churches.
 The English settled in Tidewater
and Piedmont regions.
 The German & Scotch-Irish
settled in the Valley and Ridge
region (Shenandoah Valley).
 The Africans settled in
Tidewater and Piedmont regions.
 This crop is grown to sell for
money. It is not used by the
grower.
 Tobacco was a cash crop in
Virginia.
 Virginia became a big agricultural
colony.
 Tobacco was a source of income
for the settlers.
 In order to grow lots of tobacco
many workers were needed.
 The workers were slaves.
VS.4a-d
Why was the capital
moved from Jamestown
to Williamsburg?
 Drinking water was contaminated with
salt water.
 Dirty living conditions caused disease.
 Fire destroyed buildings at Jamestown.
 Williamsburg was at a higher elevation.
 The population was moving westward.
Why was the capital
moved from Williamsburg
to Richmond?
 Richmond's location was better for
trade.
 Richmond was a more central location.
 Richmond was more protected from
attack by the English.
What is barter?
This is the trading of goods
and services without the use
of money.
What is credit?
This is the buying of a good
or service now and paying
for it later.
What is money?
This is a medium of
exchange. It includes coins
and bills.
VS.4a-d
What is savings?
This is money put away to
be used at a later time.
What is debt?
This is goods or money owed
to another person.
What did people use
instead of money to
"buy" goods?
 They bartered.
 They used tobacco.
How did farmers pay
their debts?
They would "buy" goods on
credit and pay when they
sold their crops.
Did people use banks
to save money?
There were NO banks in
colonial Virginia.