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