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I. Colonial Virginia Economy:
    A. The economy of the Virginia colony depended on_____________________.

    B. The most important agriculture product was_________________________.
II. Tobacco:
    A. Tobacco was sold in England as a ___________________________________.

      1. A cash crop is one that____________________________________ .

      2. Another example of a cash crop is__________________________.

    B. The successful planting of tobacco depended on_____________________.

    C. Virgina planters would take their tobacco to _________________________ like the one in the town of Fredericksburg to have it inspected.
III. Slave Labor:
    A. Many Africans were brought over ____________________________________ to work on plantations in Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Spotsylvania.

    B. One of the first slave labor plantations in the Fredericksburg Area, was ______________________________ of Stafford.

    C. Slaves were brought and sold from slaves blocks, such as the one located _______________________ to work on plantations.

    D. There were slaves in Fredericksburg, but most were in ________________ __________________________________.

    E. The Virginia colony became ___________________ on slave labor.