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