Question 1

What year was Jamestown founded?

Accepted Answer

1607

Answer

1619

Answer

1620

Answer

1630

Question 2

Who was the leader of Jamestown?

Accepted Answer

John Smith

Answer

George Washington

Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 3

What did the settlers of Jamestown rely on for survival?

Accepted Answer

Tobacco

Answer

Wheat

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Corn

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Potatoes

Question 4

What Native American tribe attacked Jamestown in 1622?

Accepted Answer

Powhatan

Answer

Iroquois

Answer

Apache

Answer

Cherokee

Question 5

Who married Pocahontas?

Accepted Answer

John Rolfe

Answer

John Smith

Answer

William Bradford

Answer

Roger Williams

Question 6

What was the main cause of death among Jamestown settlers?

Accepted Answer

Disease

Answer

Warfare

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Hunger

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Natural disasters

Question 7

What did Jamestown settlers trade with the Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

Beads and trinkets

Answer

Food and supplies

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Guns and ammunition

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Clothing and textiles

Question 8

What saved Jamestown from collapse in the early years?

Accepted Answer

Funding and support from the Virginia Company

Answer

Superior military tactics

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Agricultural innovation

Answer

Religious devotion

Question 9

What was the fate of the Jamestown colony?

Accepted Answer

It eventually became part of Virginia and evolved into a thriving community

Answer

It was abandoned due to lack of resources

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It was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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It was destroyed by the Spanish

Question 10

What was the name of the first representative assembly in America, established in Jamestown?

Accepted Answer

House of Burgesses

Answer

United States Senate

Answer

Continental Congress

Answer

House of Representatives

Question 11

Which of these were NOT one of the original middle colonies?

Accepted Answer

Connecticut

Answer

New Jersey

Answer

Pennsylvania

Answer

New York

Question 12

What was the main cash crop of the middle colonies?

Accepted Answer

Wheat

Answer

Tobacco

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Sugar

Question 13

Which of the middle colonies was founded by a Quaker?

Accepted Answer

Pennsylvania

Answer

New Jersey

Answer

New York

Answer

Delaware

Question 14

Which European country originally colonized New York?

Accepted Answer

The Dutch

Answer

The Spanish

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The English

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The French

Question 15

Which of the middle colonies was the smallest in terms of land area?

Accepted Answer

Delaware

Answer

New York

Answer

Pennsylvania

Answer

New Jersey

Question 16

Which of these cities was NOT a major port in the middle colonies?

Accepted Answer

Boston

Answer

Philadelphia

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New York City

Answer

Baltimore

Question 17

Which of the middle colonies was known for its iron production?

Accepted Answer

New Jersey

Answer

New York

Answer

Pennsylvania

Answer

Delaware

Question 18

What Native American tribe was prominent in the middle colonies?

Accepted Answer

The Iroquois

Answer

The Sioux

Answer

The Navajo

Answer

The Cherokee

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