Word: jamestowne
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...Berkeley took the field, he saw that the entire populace was aroused, and the only means of pacifying them was to call another assembly. The result was a crushing defeat of the Berkeley party and the election of Bacon to the assembly. He was arrested on his way to Jamestown, but was released on parole. Before the Assembly Bacon publicly acknowledged his mistake in setting out on the Indian campaign without the governor's sanction...
...brow-beaten into signing. Within four weeks Bacon had subdued the Indians, and was suddenly surprised by a proclamation declaring him a rebel. Berkeley himself, however, was forced to flee, and was himself declared a rebel against Virginia. Again he returned with 1000 men and took possession of Jamestown. Bacon, advancing upon the town, completely routed Berkeley and burned the town. Shortly after this Bacon himself died. On the news of his death the rebellion collapsed with astonishing suddenness, and the ringleaders were put to death. Berkeley himself died in 1677 in England, whither he had gone to answer...
...accession of Charles I marks an important epoch in Virginia. He was desirous of obtaining a monopoly of the Virginian tobacco trade and so in order to gain favor of the colonists did not disturb the House of Burgesses. The assembly met at that time in Jamestown. This first American legislative body also had judicial power and was concerned with everything from questions of constitutional law down to the regulation of the behavior of the people. Several different governors were appointed by the king, when Governor Berkley came in 1642 and ruled for thirty-five years...
...sketched briefly the early life of Captain John Smith and gave an interesting account of the early history of Jamestown and the other Virginian settlements...
...year men to the Harvard Law Review every year in March. The three for this year have just been elected. None of them are Harvard men. They are Logan Hay (Yale '93) of Springfield, III., a member of the Pow-Wow law club; J. P. Hall (Cornell '94) of Jamestown, N.Y., a member of the Ames-Gray law club; and Douglas Campbell (Union College '94) of Cherry Valley, N. Y., a member of the Thayer law club. These men are elected by the board of editors, chiefly on the reputation made by them during the year in the class room...