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) Virginia Company
B) Hudson's Bay 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) 500
B) 50
C) 104
D) 200
- 4. Jamestown was located in which present-day U.S. state?
A) Virginia
B) New York
C) Georgia
D) Massachusetts
- 5. What was the main cash crop that eventually saved Jamestown economically?
A) Corn
B) Cotton
C) Tobacco
D) Wheat
- 6. What disastrous event occurred in 1609-1610 in Jamestown resulting in many deaths?
A) Black Plague
B) Tornado
C) Great Fire
D) Starving Time
- 7. When did the first representative legislative assembly in the New World convene in Jamestown?
A) 1625
B) 1642
C) 1619
D) 1692
- 8. Who saved Captain John Smith from execution by Chief Powhatan?
A) Matoaka
B) Squanto
C) John Rolfe
D) Pocahontas
- 9. Which English king granted a charter for the establishment of Jamestown?
A) King Henry VIII
B) Queen Elizabeth I
C) King James I
D) King Charles I
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