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