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