Jamestown 1st permanent British colony in North America - Test
- 1. When was Jamestown established?
A) 1492
B) 1620
C) 1776
D) 1607
- 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) 50
B) 500
C) 200
D) 104
- 4. Jamestown was located in which present-day U.S. state?
A) New York
B) Virginia
C) Massachusetts
D) Georgia
- 5. Who saved Captain John Smith from execution by Chief Powhatan?
A) Matoaka
B) Squanto
C) John Rolfe
D) Pocahontas
- 6. What disastrous event occurred in 1609-1610 in Jamestown resulting in many deaths?
A) Starving Time
B) Great Fire
C) Tornado
D) Black Plague
- 7. When did the first representative legislative assembly in the New World convene in Jamestown?
A) 1692
B) 1625
C) 1642
D) 1619
- 8. Which English king granted a charter for the establishment of Jamestown?
A) King James I
B) King Charles I
C) Queen Elizabeth I
D) King Henry VIII
- 9. What was the main cash crop that eventually saved Jamestown economically?
A) Wheat
B) Corn
C) Cotton
D) Tobacco
|