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