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Jamestown Exit Pass

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
Lord De La Warr
d)
Captain John Smith
2.
Jamestown was located on a peninsula in ...
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Florida
d)
New York
3.

The House of Burgesses gave the colonists in Virginia the opportunity to control _______________

a)

their own government

b)

the First Americans

c)

the Royal Governor

d)

the King of England

4.
How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?
a)
He worked alongside settlers.
b)
He raised enough money to send to the Virginia Company.
c)
He made sure all colonists worked for their food, shelter and safety.
d)
He made sure the colony's governors followed the law.
5.
Who gave a group of men permission to make Jamestown?
a)
King James
b)
lebron james
c)
vincent davis
d)
King Ferdinand 
6.
Which of the following were allowed to be members of the House of Burgesses in Jamestown?
a)
adult women who owned land
b)
adult men who owned land
c)
adult men and women
d)
adult servants and slaves
7.
The group of representatives elected from towns and plantations in Virginia: House of ________________
a)
Representatives
b)
Senators
c)
Servants
d)
Burgesses
8.

English people who were sent to the colony of Jamestown were called...

a)

Clowns

b)

Couriers

c)

Conquistadors

d)

Colonists

9.

What body of water did the Jamestown Colonists cross when traveling from England?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Southern Ocean

10.

When the Colonists landed in Jamestown, what Native American tribe was living in the area?

a)

Cahokians

b)

Hohokam

c)

Anasazi

d)

Powhatan

11.

What year did the colonist settle in Jamestown?

a)

1607

b)

1706

c)

1608

d)

1886

12.

The settlers started getting sick. What caused the sickness?

a)

Brackish water

b)

bug bites

c)

diseases

d)

all of the above

13.
Who PAID for the settlement of Jamestown? 
a)
King of England
b)
Powhatan
c)
Virginia Company of London
d)
John Smith
14.

The House of Burgesses gave settlers the power to-

a)

be involved in creating their own laws

b)

be free of British rule

c)

determine if laws had been broken

d)

enforce the rules of the settlement

15.

What was the first elected legislative body in America called?

a)

The Virginia Company of London

b)

The House of Burgesses

c)

The Governors Council

d)

The Virginia Council of Burgesses

16.

What is the name of the first elected legislative body In America, giving settlers the opportunity to control their own government?

a)

British Parliament

b)

House of Delegates

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Virginia General Assembly

17.

Which legislative body came from the establishment of the House of Burgesses in 1619?

a)

House of Delegates

b)

Governors Council

c)

British Parliament

d)

Virginia General Assembly

18.

Which of the following statements about the Virginia General Assembly of 1619 are true?

(Hint: there are 2 answers)

a)

Any adult male or female could take part in the General Assembly

b)

The General Assembly was the first representative legislative body in America

c)

The General Assembly included two burgesses from each of the divisions of Virginia

d)

The General Assembly included a council of women representatives called the Governors Council

19.

What were the three parts of the General Assembly in 1619?

a)

Governors Council

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Governor

d)

Burgesses

e)

House of Delegates

20.

Membership into the House of Burgesses in 1619 was open to-

a)

Free men and enslaved Africans

b)

Both free men and women

c)

Free women

d)

Free men