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 |