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text: When was the colony in Salem, Massachusetts, founded?, correct: 1626, incorrect: 1621,1630,1642, fun fact: Salem is probably best known for its infamous witch trials, which took place from 1692 to 1693.,text: Who was the first governor of Plymouth Colony?, correct: John Carver, incorrect: John Rolfe,William Bradford,Edward Winslow, fun fact: John Carver was a primary author and signer of the Mayflower Compact, which established the government of Plymouth Colony.,text: What famous Native American taught the Plymouth Pilgrims how to farm corn?, correct: Squanto, incorrect: Tecumseh,Sequoyah,Standing Bear, fun fact: Squanto, whose birth name was Tisquantum, spent almost two years guiding the Pilgrims on how to survive in the New World.,text: Which state was Plymouth Colony founded in?, correct: Massachusetts, incorrect: New York,Pennsylvania,Connecticut, fun fact: Plymouth Colony was founded by English Pilgrims who arrived from the Mayflower in 1620.,text: Settlers from which European country went on strike in 1619 to receive the right to vote in Jamestown's General Assembly?, correct: Poland, incorrect: Italy,Germany,Hungary, fun fact: The Polish strikers were artisans who refused to work unless non-English speakers received the right to vote in the colony.,text: How many wars were fought between the Jamestown settlers and the local Powhatan Native Americans?, correct: 3, incorrect: None,1,2, fun fact: All three Anglo-Powhatan Wars took place over 11 years, spreading from 1609 to 1646.,text: What Jamestown colonist helped ensure peace with the Powhatan natives by marrying Pocahontas?, correct: John Rolfe, incorrect: John Smith,John Ratcliffe,John Martin, fun fact: The marriage between Rolfe and Pocahontas was the first known interracial marriage in Virginia.,text: In what year was Jamestown nearly abandoned due to mass starvation?, correct: 1610, incorrect: 1605,1615,1620, fun fact: Following a year-long period called the "Starving Time," the settlers were saved by ships that arrived bearing fresh supplies.,text: What was the first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States of America?, correct: St. Augustine, Florida, incorrect: Santa Fe, New Mexico,Vera Cruz, Pennsylvania,El Paso, Texas, fun fact: St. Augustine, Florida, was so named because the Spanish explorers first spotted land on the feast day of Augustine of Hippo.,text: What was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States of America?, correct: Jamestown, Virginia, incorrect: Roanoke,Pensacola,Sable Island, fun fact: Jamestown was founded as a colony by the Virginia Company of London, chartered to colonize the New World.
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First Settlements
When was the colony in Salem, Massachusetts, founded?
1630
1626
1621
1642
