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