SOL VS.4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e Virginia

VS.4a cash crop: A crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers

VS.4a The production of crops, livestock, or poultry. The production of food and goods through farming. The economy of the Virginia colony depended on agriculture as the primary source of wealth. What is agriculture?

Tobacco became the most profitable agricultural product. VS.4a Tobacco became the most profitable agricultural product.

Tobacco was sold in England as a cash crop. VS.4a Tobacco was sold in England as a cash crop.

VS.4a The successful cultivation of tobacco depended on a steady and inexpensive source of labor. African men and women and children were brought to the Virginia colony and enslaved to work on the plantations.

VS.4a The Virginia colony became dependent on slave labor, and this dependence lasted a long time.

VS.4b the characteristic features of everyday life shared by people in a particular place or time What is culture? Culture of colonial Virginia

The art and science of designing and building buildings. VS.4b The art and science of designing and building buildings. A practice followed by people of a particular group or region What is architecture? What are customs? Scenery that can be seen in a single view. Whenever people settle an area, they change the culture and landscape to reflect their beliefs, customs, and architecture. What is landscape?

Architecture that reflect different cultures include… VS.4a Architecture that reflect different cultures include… Barns Homes Places of worship (e.g., churches).

Names of places reflect culture. English—Richmond VS.4b Names of places reflect culture. English—Richmond American Indian—Roanoke

VS.4b Settlement Areas English and other Europeans settled primarily in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and the Piedmont regions.

VS.4b Settlement Areas Germans and Scots-Irish settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley, which was along the migration route.

VS.4b Settlement Areas Africans were settled primarily in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and the Piedmont regions, where tobacco agriculture required a great deal of labor.

VS.4b Settlement Areas Prior to the arrival of the settlers, American Indians lived throughout Virginia. After the settlers arrived, most were forced inland.

VS.4b Settlement Areas Migration and living in new areas caused people to adapt old customs to their new environments.

The drinking water was contaminated by seepage of salt water. VS.4c The General Assembly of 1699 decided to move the capital of Virginia from Jamestown to Williamsburg. The reasons were… The drinking water was contaminated by seepage of salt water. The living conditions were unhealthy and caused diseases. Fire destroyed wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown.

This was during the Revolutionary War. VS.4c The General Assembly of 1780 decided to move the capital of Virginia from Williamsburg to Richmond. The reasons were… The population was moving westward. Richmond was a more central location. Moving to Richmond increased the distance from the sea and possible attack by the British. This was during the Revolutionary War.

credit: Buying a good or service now and paying for it later VS.4d Terms to know: Tobacco was used as money. A tobacco farmer could use his tobacco to pay for goods and services. Farmers and other consumers could also buy goods and services on credit and pay their debts when their crops were harvested and sold. barter: Trading or exchanging of goods and services without the use of money money: A medium of exchange (currency, which includes coins and paper bills) credit: Buying a good or service now and paying for it later credit: Buying a good or service now and paying for it later Few people had paper money or coins to use to buy goods and services. Barter was commonly used instead of money. debt: A good or service owed to someone savings: Money put away to save or to spend at a later time Colonial Virginia had no banks.

Most people lived in one-room houses with dirt floors. VS.4e Housing Most people lived in one-room houses with dirt floors. Some people (farmers) lived in large houses. Clothing Households made their own clothes. Most clothing was made of cotton, wool, and/or leather. Food Food choices were limited. Meals were made of local produce and meats People living in colonial Virginia depended on natural, human, and capital resources to produce the goods and services they needed. Most enslaved African Americans worked tobacco, other crops, and livestock. Enslaved African Americans had no rights. Most white Virginians made their living from the land as small farmers. A few owned large farms (plantations). Many free African Americans owned their own businesses and property but were denied most rights.

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