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.
Fishing and whaling due to close proximity to the ocean
Industries that can be done with short summers, longer, colder winters
Timbering, Pine Tar, Pitch, Sassafras (for medicine), and Potash
Maple syrup and livestock products such as wool
Industries requiring long, hot, summers, shorter, cold winters
Waterways with steep drop-of and rapids to utilize waterpower
Large-Scale Agriculture (plantation) requiring a lot of laborers and flat to gently
rolling land
Glass and barrel making