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  1. The Virginia House of Burgesses, the first representative legislative assembly in English America, first met in:

    Answer: 1619

    It met in 1619 at Jamestown, establishing a tradition of representative government.

  2. Which of the following is a primary source for studying Jamestown?

    Answer: A letter written by a Jamestown colonist in 1610

    A letter written by a colonist at the time is a firsthand account.

  3. The U.S. Constitution requires a census to be taken every:

    Answer: 10 years

    Article I requires a count of the population every ten years to apportion House seats.

  4. The Virginia Gazette, first published in Williamsburg in 1736, is valuable to historians as:

    Answer: A colonial newspaper documenting daily life and events

    Colonial newspapers preserve advertisements, news, and political views of the period.

  5. The Virginia Company of London received its 1606 charter from:

    Answer: King James I

    King James I granted the charter that authorized the Jamestown settlement.

  6. The headright system in colonial Virginia recorded land grants given to:

    Answer: Anyone who paid for the passage of a person to the colony

    Settlers received 50 acres for each person whose passage they paid, and land patents recorded these grants.

  7. Bacon's Rebellion (1676) in Virginia was largely a protest over:

    Answer: Governor Berkeley's policies toward frontier defense and Native Americans

    Nathaniel Bacon led frontier settlers angry at Governor Berkeley's Indian policy and taxes.

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