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Where did most of Virginia's immigrants originate?
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VA Landscapes

Cultural Landscapes and Immigrants of Early Virginia

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What is an immigrant? An immigrant is a person that moves to a new permanent location.
Where did most of Virginia's immigrants originate? England, Germany, Scotland and Ireland.
Which immigrants were forced to come to Virginia? Africans--they were captured and brought to Virginia as slaves.
Where did the African immigrants settle? Africans settled in the Piedmont and the Tidewater regions because these areas needed the slaves to work on tobacco plantations.
What does the word 'labor' mean? Labor is another word for "work." African labor was used on plantations.
What does the word "migrate" mean? Migrate means to move from one place to another. Immigrants migrated throughout Virginia.
Where did the Scotch-Irish and German immigrants settle? They settled West of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Where did the English immigrants settle? The English immigrants settled mostly in the Tidewater and the Piedmont Regions.
Where did the original Americans, the Native Americans, live in Virginia? Most of the Native Americans were in the Tidewater Region, The Coastal Plains Region and in the Appalachain mountains.
What group of immigrants influenced the name of the town of Richmond? The English
What group of people influenced the name of the town of Roanoke? The Native Americans
What are three parts of Virginia's cultural landscape? beliefs, customs and architecture.
Give three examples of Virginia's cultural landscape. Barns, homes and places of worship.
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