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