1. Colonial Virginia

2. The economy of Virginia depended primarily upon _______________.
agriculture

3. 1619 – 1620 Many Changes
100 women arrive
1st Africans arrive
burgesses are elected

4. The arrival of women made it possible for the settlers to establish __________.
families
This made Jamestown a more permanent settlement.

5. It is unknown if the first Africans were _______ or _______.
servants
slaves
They were brought to Jamestown against their _____.
will

6. The arrival of Africans made it possible to expand the
__________
__________.
tobacco
economy

7. The Virginia Colony became dependent upon ______ labor and this dependence lasted a long time.
slave

8. The 1st General Assembly
council
governor
burgesses
The first _______ legislative body.
elected

9. The House of Burgesses gave the colonists the opportunity to control their own _________________.
government
GOVERNMENT
BURGESS

10. The House of Burgesses became known as the _________ __________ of Virginia, which continues to this day.
General Assembly

11. The capital was moved from __________ to _____________.
Jamestown
Williamsburg

12. The capital was moved for several reasons:
contaminated drinking water
diseases
fire destroyed buildings at Jamestown

13. English Africans American Indians
Name the three cultures that were a primary influence in Colonial Virginia.
English
American Indians
Africans

14. Tidewater and Piedmont: _______ and ________.
People from many different cultures lived in Colonial Virginia:
Tidewater and Piedmont: _______ and ________.
English Africans
Shenandoah Valley: _______ and ___________.
German Scots-Irish

15. Before the arrival of the settlers, ______________________ lived throughout Virginian.
American Indians
After the settlers arrived, most were forced __________.
inland

16. Examples of architecture that reflect culture include:
houses
barns
churches

17. Few people used ______ to buy goods and services.
money

18. A system of trading for goods and services, called _________, was often used instead of money.
bartering

19. A farmer could use ________ to pay for goods or services.
tobacco

20. Farmers could buy goods on ________ and pay their debt when their crops were harvested.
credit

21. There were no ______ in Colonial Virginia.
banks