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