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.

Opinions:

Large-Scale Agriculture (plantation) requiring a lot of laborers and flat to gently rolling land

Fishing and whaling due to close proximity to the ocean
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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-offs and rapids to utilize waterpower

Glass and barrel making

Industries that can be done with short summers, longer, colder winters