| A | B |
| Virginia colonial period | late 1600's to 1700's |
| cash crop | crop grown for money |
| economy | having to do with money and wealth |
| agriculture | farming |
| primary | main |
| wealthy | having lots of money |
| African slaves | steady and inexpensive (cheap) labor |
| plantations | very large farm w/lots of property |
| livestock | farm animals like pigs, cows, etc. |
| culture | group of people from the same area |
| customs | tracitions that make a culture special |
| architecture | design of buildings |
| migrated | moved from one area to another |
| inland | away from water |
| money | bills or coins used for exchange |
| credit | buy first, pay later |
| debt | good or service owed by one person to another |
| harvest | to pick crops in the fall |
| Barter | trading things and services without money |
| tobacco | used as money |
| savings | extra money put away for later. |
| natural resources | from nature (trees, water, animals, etc) |
| human resources | jobs humans do (blacksmith, farmer, slaves, etc.) |
| capital resources | goods (like tools and buildings) made to make more goods or services |