Virginia House of Burgesses and Bacon's Rebellion

Where was the House of Burgesses located?

• In England

• In Plymouth

• In Jamestown

• None of the answers are correct

Virginia House of Burgesses was the first _______ in the New World?

• permanent settlement

• monarchy

• representative assembly

• none of these answers

Who could be elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• White, female property owners who were at least 17 years old.

• White, male property owners who were at least 17 years old

• Black, male property owners who were at least 17 years old.

• White, male non-property owners who were at least 17 years old.

What was the impact of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• It created the first social club for wealthy landowners in Virginia.

• It was a religious organization that promoted Puritan beliefs.

• It marked the beginning of representative government in America.

• It was the first monarchy in the American colonies.

Who is Anthony Johnson?

• An African Indentured Servant who sued and won his freedom

• A Native American servant

• An English indentured servant

• A person who was taken from Africa and sent to Jamestown on a Spanish ship in 1619

John Punch...

• Was a black indentured servant

• Ran away from the plantation he worked at

• Was punished differently than the other indentured servants he escaped with

• All of the answers are correct

Elizabeth Key...

• was enslaved in Virginia.

• was able to escape her servitude by running away.

• sued for her freedom but lost the case.

• sued for her freedom and won.

What was Bacon's Rebellion?

• A peaceful protest against high taxes in the colonies.

• An armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.

• A revolt led by Native American tribes against European settlers.

• A rebellion in colonists in New England against British colonial rule.

What were the main causes of Bacon's Rebellion?

• Poor harvests, religious tensions, and economic inequality.

• Political corruption, foreign invasions, and natural disasters.

• Social unrest, trade disputes, and military conflicts.

• Lack of representation and conflicts with Native Americans.

How did Bacon's Rebellion impact enslavement in Virginia?

• The rebellion resulted in the abolition (elimination) of slavery in the Virginia colonies.

• The rebellion had no impact on enslavement in the Virginia colonies.

• The rebellion led to a decrease in the use of enslaved Africans as laborers in the Virginia colonies.

• The rebellion led to an increase in the use of enslaved Africans as laborers in the Virginia colonies.