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- 1. Multiple Choice
The House of Burgesses gave settlers (colonists) the power tobe involved in creating their own lawsbe free of British rule under King James Idetermine if laws had been brokenenforce the rules of the settlement - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the 1st elected legislative body in North America called?The House of BurgessesThe VA Company of LondonThe Governer's CouncilThe Virginia Council of Burgesses
- 3. Multiple Choice
In the summer of 1607, this country sent about 110 men to the "new world" to establish a permanent colony. The colony was named Jamestown.
France
England
Spain
Portugal
- 4. Multiple Choice
English people who were sent to the colony of Jamestown were called...
Clowns
Couriers
Conquistadors
Colonists
- 5. Multiple Choice
When the Colonists landed in Jamestown, what Native American tribe was living in the area?
Cahokians
Hohokam
Anasazi
Powhatan
- 6. Multiple Choice
The chief of the Powhatan's had a daughter named...
Mulan
Pocahontas
Cinderella
Moana
- 7. Multiple Choice
The first Englishman to cultivate Tobacco in Jamestown. He married Pocahontas and had one child with her.
John Smith
John Rolfe
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA group of 20 men arrived in Jamestown in 1619. They were sold as either indentured servants or slaves. Where had they come from?AfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat group of newcomers arrived at Jamestown in 1620?AfricansIndentured ServantsWomenPortuguese
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe first meeting of the Virginia General Assembly occurred in what year?1619160716431776
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn 1619, the General Assembly was three parts. These were:The Governor, the Burgesses and the Governor's councilThe Governor, the Captain and the KingThe Burgesses, the Powhatan and the GovernorThe men, women and slaves
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the colonist who developed a type of tobacco to grow in Virginia that the English liked ?Christopher NewportPowhatanJohn RolfeEdward Maria Wingfield
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Virginia's cash crop?cornsquashtobaccotomatoes
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe English needed indentured servants and slaves becausethey wanted to be waited onthey liked to be bossygrowing tobacco required more labor than the colonists could providethey needed additional soldiers to defend the fort against the Powhatan
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHow did VA's government develop? Put it in order.3,1,21,2,33,2,11,3,2
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich legislative body came from the establishment of the House of Burgesses at Jamestown?Virginia General AssemblyBritish ParliamentGovernor's CouncilHouse of Delegates
- 17. Multiple ChoiceMembership in the House of Burgesses in 1619 was open to -free menfree womenboth free men and womenfree men and enslaved African Americans
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIn what year do historians think the first slaves arrived in the Virginia colony?1492161916071643
- 19. Multiple ChoiceCould a slave or an indentured servant be elected as a Burgess?YesNo
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the colonist who developed a type of tobacco to grow in Virginia that the English liked ?Christopher NewportPowhatanJohn RolfeEdward Maria Wingfield
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe House of Burgesses gave the colonists the opportunity to control their owngovernmenttithefamilyeconomy
- 22. Multiple Choice
How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?
He worked alongside settlers.
He raised enough money to send to the Virginia Company.
He made sure all colonists worked for their food and shelter.
He made sure the colony's governors followed the law.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat led to war between the natives and Jamestown settlers?Tensions increased as colonists pushed the Powhatan from their land.Indians and settlers did not agree on trade routes.Indians and colonists were able to work alongside each other.Powhatan punished all colonists by blocking trade routes.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat rule did John Smith make that saved the settlement?If you do not work, you do not eat.Treat others as you want to be treated.If you find gold, you get to keep it.You cannot have a raccoon as a pet.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one thing the Powhatan Indians traded to the settlers?Foodmoneygunsarmor
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe arrival of additional women and Africans to Jamestown benefited the colony in all of the following ways EXCEPT for...preventing the spread of illness & diseasesmaking it more diverseestablishing it as a permanent settlementexpanding the tobacco economy
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe arrival of which two groups helped make the Jamestown settlement more diverse & established?men & childrenAfricans & menAfricans & womenChildren & Powhatans
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat year did the first ship of African Americans arrive in Jamestown.1619191916121645
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat year did a ship full of single women arrive to Jamestown with the purpose of marrying & establishing families?1620192016191645
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat change led to the survival of Jametown?Cpt John Smith's strong leadershipBuilding homes on marshy landSome settlers died of starvationA cure for diseases was discovered
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the English trade to the native peoples?tools, pots, & copperfood, furs, and leathertobacco, food, and grainsleather, canoes, and beads
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWho served as a contact between the Powhatans and the settlers of Jamestown?PocahontasJohn RolfeChief PowhatanKing James I
- 33. Multiple ChoiceOver time, the native people eventually viewed the settlers as...invaders who would take over their landpeople who would make their lives easierfriends who would help them fight other tribestourists who would leave the settlement
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following were allowed to be members of the House of Burgesses in Jamestown?adult women who owned landadult men who owned landadult men and womenadult servants and slaves
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the disastrous winter of 1610 called?The Great BlizzardSnow FuryDark WinterStarving Time
- 36. Multiple Choice
What is a burgess?
someone who owns land
Someone who works on a plantation
a citizen representative in the Virginia colonial government
another name for a slave from Africa
- 37. Multiple Choice
In what year did the House of Burgesses become a separate legislative body?
1607
1619
1620
1640
- 38. Multiple Choice
What change resulted in the survival of Jamestown?
they decided to return to England
the colonists focused on agriculture
John Smith decided to sail back to England
vaccines became available to prevent disease
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