You will need to
a. Explain the importance of agriculture and its influence on the institution of slavery
a. What is agriculture?
b. What is a cash crop?
c. What was agriculture important to the early colonist?
d. Why did the English use slaves?
e. What is an indentured servant and how are they different from slaves?
f. What product did was the most profitable?
g. How long were the colonies dependent on slave labor?
b. Describe how the culture of colonial Virginia reflected the origins of European (English, ScotsIrish, German) immigrants, Africans, and American Indians
a. What three things factor into a culture?
b. What current VA City was influenced Native Americans? By English?
c. Where did the following groups originate and where was their location in VA? Be able to
locate on a map
i. English
ii. Germans, Scots, Irish
iii. Africans
iv. American Indians
c. explaining the reasons for the relocation of Virginia’s capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg to
Richmond;
a. Where was the first capitol?
b. Why did Jamestown move to Williamsburg?
c. What was the second capitol?
d. Why did Williamsburg move to Richmond?
e. What was the third capitol?
f. When did England become Great Britain?
d. describing how money, barter, and credit were used;
a. Did people have paper money and coins?
b. What did people mostly use instead of money?
c. How could farmers buy goods and services?
d. Did Colonial Virginia have banks?
e. describe everyday life in colonial Virginia.
a. What did they use resources for in Colonial Virginia?
b. Know details from notebook about:
i. Food
ii. Housing
iii. Clothing
c. How did most of the white Virginians made a living?
d. Were there free African Americans? If So, did they have rights? What could be their
jobs?
f.
Know important Vocabulary
a. Cash Crop
b. Agriculture
c. Profit
d. Economy
e. Slave
f. Wealth
g. Labor
h. Dependent
i. Culture
j. Landscape
k. Customs
l. Architecture
m. Migration
n. Migration Route
o. Beliefs
p. Money
q. Barter
r. Exchange
s. Currency
t. Credit
u. Debt
v. Savings
w. Bank
x. Goods
y. Services
z. Resources (Natural, Human, Capital)
Study tips
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Create flash cards of vocabulary
o Play a matching games
Read through your notebook
Review old quiz questions
Answer the questions on the study guide
Have a friend at home ask you the questions on the study guide
Websites are available on my webpage
Ask Mrs. Castillo questions BEFORE the test