By: Miss Oberlander. People living in colonial Virginia depended on these resources: 1. Natural 2....

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By: Miss Oberlander Everyday Life in Colonial Virginia

Transcript of By: Miss Oberlander. People living in colonial Virginia depended on these resources: 1. Natural 2....

Page 1: By: Miss Oberlander. People living in colonial Virginia depended on these resources: 1. Natural 2. Human 3. And capital ($) To produce goods and services.

By: Miss Oberlander

Everyday Life in

Colonial Virginia

Page 2: By: Miss Oberlander. People living in colonial Virginia depended on these resources: 1. Natural 2. Human 3. And capital ($) To produce goods and services.

People living in colonial Virginia depended on these resources:1. Natural2. Human3. And capital ($)

To produce goods and services they needed.

Resources

Page 3: By: Miss Oberlander. People living in colonial Virginia depended on these resources: 1. Natural 2. Human 3. And capital ($) To produce goods and services.

Food choices were limited.

Meals were made of local produce and meats.

Food

Page 4: By: Miss Oberlander. People living in colonial Virginia depended on these resources: 1. Natural 2. Human 3. And capital ($) To produce goods and services.

Most people lived in one-room homes with dirt floors.

Some people (Farmers) lived in large houses.

Housing

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Households made their own clothes.

Most clothing was made from cotton, wool, and leather.

Clothing

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Most white Virginians made their living from the land as small farmers.

A few owned large farms (plantations).

Farms in VA

Page 7: By: Miss Oberlander. People living in colonial Virginia depended on these resources: 1. Natural 2. Human 3. And capital ($) To produce goods and services.

Worked with tobacco, crops, and livestock.

Enslaved African Americans had NO RIGHTS.

Enslaved African Americans

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Many free African Americans owned their own business and property, but were denied most rights.

Free African Americans in VA