Jamestown
Tobacco was also known as
brown gold
What does the Latin word burgus mean?
fortified town
Which law had a punishment to lose all winnings and pay a fine?
Gambling
What year did a fire burn most of the fort?
1608
House of Burgesses were made up of only who?
men
Where did the General Assembly meet in 1619?
Church in Jamestown
What is sturgeon?
a fish
A man from each town or plantation was called what in government?
House of Burgesses
What was the most important accomplishment of Virginia's first General Assembly?
Made their own laws
Who said if you don't work, you don't eat?
John Smith
How many men were in the House of Burgesses?
22
What two groups made up Virginia's General Assembly?
Governor and his council
and
a man from each town or plantation