Jamestown 1st permanent British colony in North America - Test
- 1. When was Jamestown established?
A) 1620
B) 1776
C) 1492
D) 1607
- 2. Which company funded the establishment of Jamestown?
A) Dutch West India Company
B) Hudson's Bay 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) 500
D) 200
- 4. What was the main cash crop that eventually saved Jamestown economically?
A) Tobacco
B) Cotton
C) Corn
D) Wheat
- 5. When did the first representative legislative assembly in the New World convene in Jamestown?
A) 1625
B) 1619
C) 1642
D) 1692
- 6. Jamestown was located in which present-day U.S. state?
A) Georgia
B) Virginia
C) New York
D) Massachusetts
- 7. What disastrous event occurred in 1609-1610 in Jamestown resulting in many deaths?
A) Tornado
B) Great Fire
C) Black Plague
D) Starving Time
- 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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