Jamestown Settlement Quiz

What year was Jamestown Settlement founded?

• 1776

• 1607

• 1620

• 1492

Who was the leader of the Jamestown Settlement?

• George Washington

• Christopher Columbus

• Pocahontas

• Captain John Smith

What was the name of the Native American chief who helped the Jamestown settlers?

• Chief Crazy Horse

• Chief Powhatan

• Chief Geronimo

• Chief Sitting Bull

What was the main cash crop grown in Jamestown?

• potatoes

• cotton

• tobacco

• corn

What was the name of the first representative government in Jamestown?

• Parliament of Jamestown

• Congress of Jamestown

• Senate of Jamestown

• House of Burgesses

What was the name of the ship that brought the first African slaves to Jamestown?

• The Black Pearl

• The White Lion

• The Golden Hind

• The Red Dragon

What was the name of the winter in Jamestown when many settlers died due to starvation and disease?

• The Famine Period

• The Starving Time

• The Hungry Season

• The Starvation Era

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Jamestown

• Salem

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

Who was Pocahontas and how did she help the Jamestown settlers?

• Pocahontas was a Spanish conquistador who enslaved the Jamestown settlers

• Pocahontas was an English pirate who stole from the Jamestown settlers

• Pocahontas was a Native American woman who helped the Jamestown settlers by serving as a mediator between her tribe and the English colonists, and by providing food and other assistance.

• Pocahontas was a French explorer who led an attack on the Jamestown settlers

What was the significance of the Jamestown Settlement in American history?

• It had no significance in American history.

• It was a temporary French settlement in North America.

• It was the first permanent English settlement in North America.

• It was a Native American settlement.