- 1. When was Jamestown established?
A) 1492
B) 1620
C) 1607
D) 1776
- 2. Which company funded the establishment of Jamestown?
A) East India Company
B) Dutch West India Company
C) Virginia Company
D) Hudson's Bay Company
- 3. What was the estimated number of settlers who arrived at Jamestown in 1607?
A) 104
B) 50
C) 200
D) 500
- 4. Jamestown was located in which present-day U.S. state?
A) New York
B) Massachusetts
C) Virginia
D) Georgia
- 5. Who saved Captain John Smith from execution by Chief Powhatan?
A) Pocahontas
B) John Rolfe
C) Squanto
D) Matoaka
- 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) 1642
B) 1625
C) 1619
D) 1692
- 8. Which English king granted a charter for the establishment of Jamestown?
A) Queen Elizabeth I
B) King James I
C) King Henry VIII
D) King Charles I
- 9. What was the main cash crop that eventually saved Jamestown economically?
A) Cotton
B) Tobacco
C) Wheat
D) Corn
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