Effects and Adaptations of CultureVS.4b

• Whenever people settle an area, they change the culture and

__________ to reflect their _________, _________, and

___________.

• Examples of architecture that reflect different culture include

___________, ____________, and __________ _____

____________.

Place Names (or toponyms)

• “Naming is a powerful vehicle for promoting identification with the past and…[these names] evoke powerful images and connotations, contributing to the development of a sense of place.” (Alderman, N.D.)

• English Names: York River, James River, Jamestown, Richmond, and Fairfax

• American Indian Names: Rappahannock River, Potomac River, Roanoke, and Appomattox

Settlement Areas

• English, other Europeans, Africans settled primarily in the

_________ __________ and the _____________ regions;

where tobacco agriculture required a great deal of labor.

• Germans and Scots-Irish settled primarily in the

____________ __________, which was along the migration

route.

• Prior to the arrival of the settlers, __________ ___________

lived throughout Virginia. After the settlers arrived, most were

forced inland.

• Migration and living in new areas caused people to ________

old customs to their new environments.

• Examples:

• The way settlers had to dress would have had to change, getting

use to Virginia’s temperature during winter to the hot summers.

• The foods they ate would be different than what they were used

to and finding foods that they could eat without getting sick.

• The materials they used to build homes would have changed.

Homes that were built from stone in Ireland would have been

built from logs.