The law of the land

Question 1

Customary usage of code of behaviour

Answer 1

Common law
In England

Question 2

Land represents a fixed interest

Answer 2

Land is fixed property (real estate)
Moveable property is not fixed; e.g goods (personal estate)

Question 3

Dividing land and its jurisdiction

Answer 3

Individual (estates)
Community (parish)
Several communities for administrations (hundreds)
Under authority of a sheriff (shire or county)

Question 4

Institutions associated with

Answer 4

Ordering
Administrating
Ministering to

Question 5

English colonists took with them

Answer 5

Familiar assumptions/ways of living/expectations of how things should be
Imposed but had to adapt their expectations in new areas of the world

Question 6

Representing Virginia

Answer 6

Conquest
Empire
Trade

Question 7

As the population grew and expanded up-river

Answer 7

New administrative districts created out of existing boundaries
Enormous interest to the people who claimed proprietorship over territory

Question 8

1619 created 4 cities

Answer 8

James City
Henrico City
Charles City
Elizabeth City

Question 9

1634 creation of 8 shires

Answer 9

4 cities designated into shires
Accomac Shire
Charles River Shire
Warwick River Shire
Warrosquyoake Shire

Question 10

Shires were named by

Answer 10

The Assembly of burgesses
Each had its own administrative officers

Question 11

1637-1642 shires changed to

Answer 11

Counties

Question 12

How to recover local experience?

Answer 12

Family trees

Question 13

Pots (archaeology)

Answer 13

Using fieldwork and artefacts

Question 14

Plots

Answer 14

Allocations of land to patent holders

Question 15

Plats

Answer 15

Piece of territory was surveyed (using a compass, astrolabe and Gunter’s chain)
Drawn up describing the territory

Question 16

Gunter’s chain

Answer 16

22 yards in length was 1 chain