Jamestown VS.3

By the 1640's, the burgesses became a separate legislative body called the ____________.

• Governor's Council

• House of Burgesses

• General Assembly

• The Executive Branch

In _________, the governor of Virginia called a meeting of the General Assembly. 

• 1619
• 1607
• 1620
• 1608

The Virginia Company of London ____________ the settlement of Jamestown.

• Wealth
• Economy
• Financed
• Defended

The Charters extended English ______ to the colonists.

• Rights
• Laws
• Money
• Wealth

__________ was a strong leader who organized a work program to teach the settlers how to survive.

• Pocahontas
• John Smith
• Africans
• Women

Which of the following choices was not a reason that England started a colony in Jamestown?

• Increase wealth and power
• Find raw materials
• Trade with other countries
• To get a new King

In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1776
• 2007

Which of the following is not a reason that the settlers chose the site for the Jamestown settlement?

• It had swamps
• Fresh supply of water
• Deep harbor to dock ships
• Easy to defend against attack

Who were the first people to live in Virginia?

• English
• Africans
• French
• American Indians

This person was chief of many tribes and provided leadership to his people and taught the settlers survival skills. 

• Pocahantas
• Powhatan
• John Smith
• Governor of Virginia