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