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Jamestown Notes
Study Cards Of The Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First government was a 7 man council revealed when men arrived at Jamestown. What did this government lack? | This government lacked strong leadership and had a lot of in-fighting. It took John Smith being elected president of the council to save the colony. |
| What did the Virginia Company ask for? | The Virginia company asked for a new charter from the king that gave sole leadership to a single man a governor and gave him the ability to declare and use martial law (institute and enforce military laws with harsh punishment for those who didn't obey). |
| These new laws were harsh but considered necessary to help the colony survive. But what did the Virginia Colony soon realize? | The Virginia Company soon realized it wasn't going to attract new settlers to go to Virginia. |
| What did the Virginia Company issue? | The Virginia Company issued new orders to the governor called the Great Charter that instructed him to create laws that were less harsh to attract new colonists and investors. |
| What were the two new councils that the Great Charter created? | A Council of State (members selected by the Virginia Company) and a General Assembly (members were the Council of State and two burgesses or representatives selected by certain people from their settlements). |
| What happened while the Governor could still veto? | While the Governor could still veto (not accept) any laws the General Assembly created, this first representative government in 1619 still reduced the power of the governor. |
| In 1624, why was King James displeased? | In 1624, King James was displeased with how the Virginia Company had run the colony and took Virginia over as a royal colony and he chose the new governor. |
| Why did the General Assembly meet less frequently? | The General Assembly met less frequently under the royal government and only met with the Governor and Council of State. |
| In 1643, however, what did Governor Berkley allow? | In 1643, however, what did Governor Berkley allowed the Burgesses to meet as a separate house, and this helped the new House of Burgesses to balance royal power. |
| What is the two-house system of government that came from the General Assembly? | The two-house system of government that came from the General Assembly served as a basis other colonial governments and the democratic government of the future United States of America. |
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