Colonial Life Part 2 Flashcards
1
Q
(Capital Change)
- Name the three reasons the capital moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg.
A
1. drinking water was contaminated by seepage of salt water 2.unhealthy living conditions caused diseases 3. fire destroyed wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown
2
Q
(Capital Change)
- Where did the capital move after Jamestown?
A
-Williamsburg
3
Q
(Capital Change)
- Where was the first capital of Virginia?
A
-Jamestown
4
Q
(Capital Change)
- How was the drinking water at Jamestown contaminated?
A
-seepage of salt water
5
Q
(Capital Change)
- What caused the diseases at Jamestown?
A
-Unhealthy living conditions
6
Q
(Capital Change)
- What happened to the buildings at Jamestown?
A
-fire destroyed them
7
Q
(Economics)
- What is the term for a medium (way) of exchange? (currency including coins and paper bills)
A
money
8
Q
(Economics)
- What is the term for trading or exchanging of goods and services without the use of money?
A
barter
9
Q
(Economics)
- What is the term for buying a good or service now and paying for it later?
A
credit
10
Q
(Economics)
- What is the term for a good or service owed to someone?
A
debt
11
Q
(Economics)
- What is the term for money put away to save or spend at a later time?
A
savings
12
Q
(Economics)
- What system was commonly used instead of money because few people had paper money or coins to use to buy goods and services?
A
Barter
13
Q
(Economics)
- What was used instead of money to pay for goods and services?
A
Tobacco
14
Q
(Economics)
- How many banks did colonial Virginia have?
A
None
15
Q
(Economics)
- What is it called if a farmer trades his corn for some flour?
A
barter
16
Q
(Economics)
- What is it called if a farmer buys some milk now and pays the owner later when is crops are ready?
A
credit
17
Q
(Economics)
- What is it called if a farmer owes some tobacco to another farmer?
A
debt