Question 1 (4 points) Using the completed Lesson 3.05 Study Guide and what you have learned about
colonial geography in Lesson 3.05, select the economic activities that would be
found or that most likely would succeed in Virginia.
Timbering, Pine Tar, Pitch, Sassafras (for medicine), and Potash
Glass and barrel making
Fishing and whaling due to close proximity to the ocean
Industries requiring long, hot, summers, shorter, cold winters
Maple syrup and livestock products such as wool
Waterways with steep drop-offs and rapids to utilize waterpower
Industries that can be done with short summers, longer, colder winters
gently
Large-Scale Agriculture (plantation) requiring a lot of laborers and flat
rolling land