- 1. When was Jamestown established?
A) 1776
B) 1607
C) 1620
D) 1492
- 2. Which company funded the establishment of Jamestown?
A) East India Company
B) Virginia Company
C) Dutch West India Company
D) Hudson's Bay Company
- 3. What was the estimated number of settlers who arrived at Jamestown in 1607?
A) 104
B) 500
C) 200
D) 50
- 4. Jamestown was located in which present-day U.S. state?
A) New York
B) Virginia
C) Massachusetts
D) Georgia
- 5. Who saved Captain John Smith from execution by Chief Powhatan?
A) Matoaka
B) Squanto
C) Pocahontas
D) John Rolfe
- 6. What disastrous event occurred in 1609-1610 in Jamestown resulting in many deaths?
A) Great Fire
B) Black Plague
C) Tornado
D) Starving Time
- 7. When did the first representative legislative assembly in the New World convene in Jamestown?
A) 1692
B) 1619
C) 1642
D) 1625
- 8. Which English king granted a charter for the establishment of Jamestown?
A) King Charles I
B) King James I
C) King Henry VIII
D) Queen Elizabeth I
- 9. What was the main cash crop that eventually saved Jamestown economically?
A) Corn
B) Tobacco
C) Cotton
D) Wheat
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