Americans Should Be Able To Ace This U.S. Colonial Era Quiz

What was the main reason the Jamestown colony was established?

Retry Correct Incorrect Before Jamestown was settled, many wealthy Europeans invested in the Virginia Company to get the colony up and running, in hopes that the company would be profitable if it found gold, silver, etc.

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What was the main reason the Jamestown colony was established?

• Profit for European investors
• Religious freedom
• To fight the Native Americans
• To grow corn