Jamestown Colony Quiz

Who financed the colonists' trip to America in 1607?

• The British Crown

• The Virginia Company of London

• The Dutch East India Company

• The French Government

What was the primary focus of the settlers in Jamestown?

• Establishing trade routes

• Finding gold

• Building schools

• Growing tobacco

What rule did John Smith implement in the colony?

• No taxation without representation

• Those who did not work did not eat

• Freedom of religion for all

• Equal land distribution

What crop became crucial to the colonial economy, starting in 1612?

• Cotton

• Tobacco

• Corn

• Rice

What system was used to lure people to Jamestown by promising land ownership?

• The Encomienda System

• The Headright System

• The Feudal System

• The Sharecropping System

Who did the English try to push out of the area due to their hostility during the starving time?

• Powhatans

• Iroquois

• Cherokee

• Sioux

What event created a weak peace between the English and the Powhatans?

• The signing of a treaty

• The marriage of Pocahontas to John Rolfe

• The establishment of a trade agreement

• The construction of a fort

In 1622, who led a rebellion that resulted in the death of 340 colonists?

• Powhatan

• Opechancanough

• John Rolfe

• Nathaniel Bacon

What was one of the consequences of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676?

• Strengthening of the Governor's power

• Division of European indentured servants and enslaved Africans

• Peaceful coexistence with Native Americans

• Expansion of voting rights

What did Nathaniel Bacon do to express grievances in 1676?

• Signed a petition

• Raised an army and marched on Jamestown

• Negotiated with the Governor

• Established a new settlement