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Virginia as a Royal Colony Quiz
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Before 1670, most Africans in Virginia were _________________ _________________.
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indentured servants
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Before 1670, most Africans in Virginia were _________________ _________________.
indentured servants
Why did the king decide to revoke the Virginia Company's charter in 1624? (choose all that apply)
complaints that the investors were not seeing dividends
high mortality rates
continual issues with local natives
In spite of promises to the contrary, most indentured servants were forced to become ______________ laborers once their period of service ended.
wage
Once Virginia became a royal colony, who chose the governor and his ministers?
the king
In 1624, King [Select] revoked the Virginia Company's charter and in 1625 King [Select] made Virginia a royal colony.
James I; Charles I
King Charles I gave the Burgesses the right to... (choose all that apply)
change laws
levy taxes
regulate the church in Virginia
form a military
Named royal governor in 1641, _______ ________________ ______________ was one of the most powerful personalities in Virginia history.
Governor William Berkeley
The English Civil War resulted in the death of...
Charles I
After 1705, Virginia's economy became based on __________________.
slavery
According to Edmund Morgan, _______ and ______ grew up together in colonial Virginia.
slavery; freedom
