Jamestown Part 2 Flashcard REDO

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Which is the BEST description of the House of Burgesses?

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A person chosen to represent a group of people to make decisions.

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What type of government did they have in England?

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Monarchy

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How many representatives were in the House of Burgesses?

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22

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Who married Pocahantas?

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John Rolfe

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In a representative government, they ...

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Choose their own leaders

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What is a cash crop?

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a crop raised for sale

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In 1619, what did the Virginia Company do? Options: Gave land away, Made people pay large taxes, Made the people grow crops, Made the people go back to England

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Gave land away

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In England, what was a Burgess?

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A person who represented a town

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What was the Starving Time?

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After John Smith went back to England and they ran out of food