Vocabulary
Important People
House Of Burgesses
Miscellaneous
100
First permanent English settlement in North America; named after King James the First.
What is Jamestown?
100
Leader of the Jamestown colony.
Who is John Smith?
100
Became frustrated with the lack of self government in Jamestown.
Who are settlers?
100
Region that this tobacco pattern spread across.
What is the Chesapeake Bay?
200
Land grant given to one who could pay his or her way to the colonies.
What is a headright?
200
Married John Ralph in 1614.
Who is Pocahontas?
200
Met once a year.
How often did the House of Burgesses meet?
200
The first Africans arrived in Jamestown in 1619.
When did the first Africans arrive in Jamestown?
300
The Virginia assembly, which was the first representative assembly in the American colonies.
What is the House of Burgesses?
300
Founder of England's first colony.
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh?
300
Authority to pass local laws and raise taxes.
Authorities the House of Burgesses had?
300
4-6 years.
How often did landlords exchange indentured servant's freedom?
400
One who worked for a set time without pay in exchange for a free passage to America.
What is an Indentured Servant?
400
After John Smith went back to England, this person was governor of the Jamestown colony.
Who is Lord De La Warr?
400
The House of Burgesses was created by the Virginia company so the lack of self government would not continue.
Why was the House of Burgesses created? Who created the House of Burgesses?
400
Tobacco
What product brought wealth to Jamestown?
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