WorksheetsJamestown Exit Pass
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The House of Burgesses gave the colonists in Virginia the opportunity to control _______________
their own government
the First Americans
the Royal Governor
the King of England
English people who were sent to the colony of Jamestown were called...
Clowns
Couriers
Conquistadors
Colonists
What body of water did the Jamestown Colonists cross when traveling from England?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Southern Ocean
When the Colonists landed in Jamestown, what Native American tribe was living in the area?
Cahokians
Hohokam
Anasazi
Powhatan
What year did the colonist settle in Jamestown?
1607
1706
1608
1886
The settlers started getting sick. What caused the sickness?
Brackish water
bug bites
diseases
all of the above
The House of Burgesses gave settlers the power to-
be involved in creating their own laws
be free of British rule
determine if laws had been broken
enforce the rules of the settlement
What was the first elected legislative body in America called?
The Virginia Company of London
The House of Burgesses
The Governors Council
The Virginia Council of Burgesses
What is the name of the first elected legislative body In America, giving settlers the opportunity to control their own government?
British Parliament
House of Delegates
House of Burgesses
Virginia General Assembly
Which legislative body came from the establishment of the House of Burgesses in 1619?
House of Delegates
Governors Council
British Parliament
Virginia General Assembly
Which of the following statements about the Virginia General Assembly of 1619 are true?
(Hint: there are 2 answers)
Any adult male or female could take part in the General Assembly
The General Assembly was the first representative legislative body in America
The General Assembly included two burgesses from each of the divisions of Virginia
The General Assembly included a council of women representatives called the Governors Council
What were the three parts of the General Assembly in 1619?
Governors Council
House of Burgesses
Governor
Burgesses
House of Delegates
Membership into the House of Burgesses in 1619 was open to-
Free men and enslaved Africans
Both free men and women
Free women
Free men
