The student will demonstrate knowledge of life in the Virginia colony by

a)     explaining the importance of agriculture and its influence on the institution of slavery;

b)     describing how European (English, Scotch-Irish, German) immigrants, Africans, and American Indians (First Americans) influenced the cultural landscape and changed the relationship between the Virginia colony and England;

c)     explaining how geography influenced the relocation of Virginia’s capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg to Richmond;

d)     describing how money, barter, and credit were used.