Released Test Items for Virginia Studies SOL 4a
1. The success of _____ as a cash crop transformed life in the Virginia colony and encouraged slavery.
A. coal
B. shipbuilding
C. tobacco
D. trees
2. The economy of the Virginia colony depended on _____ as a primary source of wealth.
F. agriculture
G. coal mining
H. forestry
J. shipbuilding
Study the pictures and use your social studies knowledge to answer the question.
Agricultural Products in the Virginia Colony
apples peanuts tobacco tomatoes
3. _____ became the most profitable agricultural product.
A. apples
B. peanuts
C. tobacco
D. tomatoes
4. Tobacco was sold in _____ as a cash crop.
F. Africa
G. England
H. South America
J. Virginia
5. Which of the following is NOT a way in which agriculture in the Virginia colony influenced the institution of slavery?
A. Many Africans were brought here against their will as slaves.
B. Shipbuilding became an important part of the economy.
C. Successful crops depended on a reliable, cheap source of labor.
D. The Virginia colony became dependent on slave labor.
6. Who was brought to Jamestown against their will to work as slaves on the plantations?
F. American Indians (First Americans)
G. Africans
H. Germans
J. Women
7. The most profitable agricultural product in the Jamestown colony was _____ .
A. corn
B. lumber
C. peanuts
D. tobacco
8. The most profitable cash crop that was sold to England by the Virginia colonists was .
F. corn
G. apples
H. wheat
J. tobacco
9. A crop grown for money rather than for use
by the growers is called a
_____ .
A. cash crop
B. human resource
C. service request
D. stock exchange