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General Assembly
Reasons for Colonization & Advantages
Geography
Disadvantages
Extras
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The first representative legislative body in English America was the ___________________.

General Assembly

100

One reason why England wanted to colonize America was to increase its ___________ and ____________.

Wealth and power

100

What region of VA did the early settlers arrive in?

Coastal Plain/Tidewater

100

Eventually, the native peoples began to see the colonists as _________, who wanted to take over their land.

Invaders

100

Who sold shares of stock to establish the first economic venture in Jamestown?

VA Company of London

200

What are the two parts of the General Assembly?

The House of ____________

The ____________'s Council

House of Burgesses, Governor's Council

200

The need for  _______________ to trade was another reason they wanted to establish a colony.

Raw materials

200

Where did the colonists originate from?

England

200

The colonists lacked _____________, so many of them died of starvation.

Survival skills (planting, harvesting)

200
The charters of the VA Company of London are significant because they extended _____________ to the colonists.

English rights

300

Two representatives from each division of VA made up one part of the General Assembly in 1619. They were called _______________.

Burgesses

300
Captain John Smith began to ___________ with the native people, which created a positive relationship between them.

Trade

300

In 1607, Jamestown was located on a narrow _____________.

Peninsula

300
The water in the Jamestown colony was ___________, and unsafe for drinking.
Marshy
300

The charter from King James I also limited the physical boundaries of the settlement to ___________ and _____________. (states)

VA and Massachusetts

400

The House of Burgesses became the first elected legislative body in America, which means that the settlers had the opportunity to ____________________.

Control their own government

400

The Powhatan helped the settlers survive by showing them how to ______________.

Plant crops

400

In current times, Jamestown is now located on an __________ in the middle of the James River.

Island

400

The Jamestown fort was shaped like a ____________ in order to defend from enemy attacks.

Triangle

400

What is an "economic venture"?

A journey or expedition in hopes of making money through it 

500

Virginia's CURRENT General Assembly developed from the _____________, which began in 1619.

General Assembly of 1619

500
The settlers did not find silver and gold in the new settlement, but they did find ___________ and ________________.

Timber and iron

500

Was Jamestown the only settlement in VA after 1607?

No! There ended up being 22 new settlements further inland 

500

________________ brought disease/illness to the settlers. They could not heal because their water was unsafe and they could not grow food.

Mosquitoes

500

The ______________ that financed the settlement were supposed to earn money and riches from their investments.

Stockholders