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What is one reason why European explorers came to what is now New York?• A. They were looking for a shorter

route• B. They were looking for trees• C. They wanted to hunt• D. They were asked to leave their

countries

Answer• A. They were looking for a shorter

route to Asia.

Which explorer sailed on the Half Moon into New

York Bay?• A. John Cabot• B. Christopher Columbus• C. Samuel de Champlain• D. Henry Hudson

Answer• D. Henry Hudson

Which explorer named a large lake in northern

New York after himself?• A. Henry Hudson• B. Samuel de Champlain• C. Peter Minuit• D. Christopher Columbus

Answer• B. Samuel de Champlain

Which was one of the earliest Dutch

settlements in what is now New York?

• A. Fort Minuit• B. New York City• C. New Amsterdam• D. Dutch West India

Answer• C. New Amsterdam

Which was NOT a major type of work in the New Netherland settlement?

• A. Building houses• B. Farming• C. Trading• D. Gold mining

Answer• D. Gold mining

How might you best describe the people of

New Netherland?• A. They spoke many languages• B. They were mainly from the

Netherlands and did not welcome outsiders

• C. They were mainly Jewish settlers• D. Many arrived from Asian countries

Answer• A. They spoke many languages

Which is NOT true of Africans in New

Netherland?• A. Some came to the colony as free

people• B. Some were able to earn their

freedom• C. Africans were not allowed to

work• D. The first Africans arrived as

enslaved persons

Answer• C. Africans were not allowed to

work

Which of the following is NOT true of the fur trade between

colonists and Native Americans?• A. Furs were sent down the Hudson River to

New Amsterdam and then shipped to Europe and sold.

• B. Fort Orange was the key fur-trading port in New Netherland

• C. Both the Dutch and the Native Americans benefitted from the fur trade

• D. The Dutch West India Company encouraged the unfair treatment of Native Americans

Answer• D. The Dutch West India Company

encouraged the unfair treatment of African Americans

Which of the following is true of the patroon

system?• A. A patroon was a settler who came to New

Netherland to work the land of a wealthy landowner

• B. A patroon’s main purpose was to make the declining fur trade profitable again.

• C. A patroon would receive land in exchange for bringing 50 settlers to New Netherland

• D. A patroon was in charge of paving streets and fixing run-down buildings

Answer• C. A patroon would receive land in

exchange for bringing 50 settlers to New Netherland

Which of the following is NOT true of daily life in

New Amsterdam?• A. Most families heated their homes

and cooked daily meals with a huge fireplace

• B. Only boys attended school, and they went in winter for a few hours each day

• C. School was closed on the first day the ponds froze each winter

• D. Boys and girls attended school three hours each morning and three hours each afternoon

Answer• B. Only boys attended school, and

they went only in winter for a few hours each day

What was the main reason why the English

wanted to take over New Netherland?

• A. The English felt that the Dutch were a treat to other English colonies

• B. The English didn’t have any other colonies on the east coast of North America

• C. It would give the English greater control of the east coast of North America

• D. Gold and other riches had been found in New Netherland

Answer• C. It would give the English

greater control of the east coast of North America

How did Charles II begin to take control of New

Netherland?• A. He gave New Netherland to his

brother and sent warships to New Amsterdam

• B. He contacted Native Americans and convinced them to fight for the British

• C. He offered Peter Stuyvesant money for New Netherland

• D. He traveled to New Amsterdam and met with a group of Dutch colonists

Answer• A. He gave New Netherland to his

brother and sent warships to New Amsterdam

Why did Dutch colonists urge Peter Stuyvesant to surrender to the English?

• A. They wanted to leave the colony• B. The Dutch feared that the English

could destroy them• C. The English promised wealth to

Dutch citizens• D. They wanted to be English citizens

Answer• B. The Dutch feared that the

English could destroy them

Which of the following is NOT true about life for

the Dutch under English rule?

• A. They could own land• B. They were required to swear

loyalty to the English king• C. They were required to speak

English• D. They could keep their jobs

Answer• C. They were required to speak

English

What is one way in which New York’s economy

changed under English rule?

• A. Trade became less important• B. Shipbuilding became important• C. The fur trade became less

important• D. Harbor towns stopped whaling

Answer• B. Shipbuilding became important

Why did they come?

•Explain why European explorers first came to North America. Identify at least two explorers and the areas they explored

Answer• Many were looking for a Northwest

Passage. French explorer Samuel de Champlain traveled to what is now northern New York. Henry Hudson sailed into New York Bay

Fur trade• The fur trade was important to

both the Dutch and the Native Americans. Support this idea with details.

Answer• Native Americans received goods

such as tools, pots, and cloth. The Dutch received valuable animal skins and information about the region.

Peter Stuyvesant• Why was Peter Stuyvesant sent to

New Netherland? What was one effect of his leadership?

Possible Response• He was sent to improve conditions

and increase profits. He ordered paved streets built and run-down buildings repaired.

Life after English control

• Describe one way in which life in New Netherland changed and one way in which it stayed the same after the English took over

Possible Response• The Dutch had to swear loyalty to

the English king, but they could keep speaking their own language

What is the latitude and longitude of Jamestown,

New York?

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