The Virginia Company Charter

Who wrote the Virginia Company Charter?

• King James I

• King George III

• King John I

• Louis XVI

The Governor of Virginia could use the "_____" on laws passed by the House of Burgesses.

• "royal veto"

• "royal pen"

• "royal signature"

• "royal gavel"

The Virginia Company Charter allowed the colony to create a capital named __________.

• Richmond

• Williamsburg

• Norfolk

• Charlottesville

The Virginia Company Charter gave "________________" to the colonists in the New World.

• "the rights of Englishmen"

• "the rights of Russians"

• "the rights of Germans"

• "the rights of Frenchmen"

The winter of 1609-1610 at Jamestown became known as "__________."

• "the starving time"

• "the hungry time"

• "the eating time"

• "the healthy time"

Who was the local Indian tribe around Jamestown?

• Apache

• Pawnee

• Sioux

• Powhatan

__________ was a group of businessmen and adventurers who wanted to establish colonies for England in the New World.

• The Virginia Corporation

• The Virginia Company

• The Virginia Collective

• The Virginia Commune

England's first colony that mysteriously disapeared.

• Massachusetts Bay

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

Who planted tobacco at Jamestown?

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

• Christopher Newport

• King James I

What crop saved the Virginia colony from ruin?

• Tobacco

• Wheat

• Corn

• Beans