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