English Colonies in Virginia

What was the first permanent English settlement in Virginia?

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Boston

• Jamestown

Who was the leader of the Powhatan Confederacy during English colonization?

• Sitting Bull

• Chief Powhatan

• John Smith

Which cash crop saved the Jamestown Colony of Virginia?

• cotton

• sugar

• tobacco

• indigo

What was the name of the first legislative assembly in Virginia?

• Legislative Assembly of Virginia

• House of Burgesses

• Colonial Council

• Parliament of Virginia

What was the system where individuals worked for years in exchange for passage to the English colonies?

• indentured servitude

• apprenticeship

• feudalism

When was the Jamestown Settlement established?

• 1607

• 1776

• 1620

Who led the expedition to establish the Jamestown Settlement?

• John Smith

• Henry Morgan

• William Kidd

• James Cook

What was the main reason for growing tobacco in the Virginia English colonies?

• religious practices

• medicinal purposes

• environmental conservation

• economic profit

What was the representative government in the English colonies of Virginia called?

• Parliament

• Congress

• Senate

• House of Burgesses

Large, southern plantations' work was done by ___________ and ___________

• women and children

• slaves and indentured servants

• Frenchmen and Mexicans