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| a crop grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers |
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| depended on agriculture as its main source of wealth |
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| most profitable agricultural product; sold as a cash crop to England |
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| provided a steady and inexpensive source of labor; the VA colony became dependent on slave labor for a long time |
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| examples of architecture that reflect culture |
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| barns, homes, and churches |
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| influences of culture on landscapes |
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| whenever people settle an area they change it to reflect their beliefs, customs, and architecture |
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| reflection of English culture |
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| reflection of Indian culture |
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| settlement areas for English and Africans |
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| Coastal Plain and Piedmont |
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| settlement areas for Germans and Scots-Irish |
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| settlement areas for Indians |
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| forced inland after arrival of English |
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| reasons capital moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg |
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1. contaminated drinking water
2. diseases
3. fire |
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| reasons capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond |
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1. population moving westward
2. more central location
3. increased distance from attack by British at sea |
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| trading goods and services without money |
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| buying goods and services now and paying later |
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| good or service owed to another |
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| putting money away to spend later |
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| few people had money so there were no banks; people bartered and used tobacco as money; farmers also used credit and payed their debts with harvested crops |
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| colonial Virginia resources |
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| natural, human, and capital |
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1. food choices were limited, depending on local produce and meats
2. homes were one-room with dirt floors; some farmers lived on plantations
3. clothes were made at home from cotton, wool, and leather |
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| worked on plantations and had no rights |
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| many free African Americans |
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| owned businesses and property but were denied rights |
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