- 1. Who was the director-general of New Amsterdam?
A) Peter Stuyvesant
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) George Washington
D) Thomas Jefferson
- 2. Which Native American tribe initially inhabited the region where New Amsterdam was settled?
A) Lenape
B) Iroquois
C) Sioux
D) Cherokee
- 3. What was the original name of Manhattan when the Dutch settled there?
A) New Amsterdam
B) New France
C) New England
D) New Holland
- 4. What did the Dutch West India Company trade in New Amsterdam?
A) Furs
B) Silver
C) Spices
D) Gold
- 5. In what year did New Amsterdam change to New York?
A) 1664
B) 1901
C) 1756
D) 1812
- 6. What name did the English give to New Amsterdam after taking control of it?
A) New Liverpool
B) New York
C) New London
D) New Edinburgh
- 7. What famous wall gave its name to the street that marked the northern boundary of New Amsterdam?
A) Broadway
B) Main Street
C) Wall Street
D) Fifth Avenue
- 8. Who was the first European explorer to reach the area where New Amsterdam later stood?
A) Vasco da Gama
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Henry Hudson
D) Christopher Columbus
- 9. Which country eventually took control of New Amsterdam from the Dutch?
A) England
B) France
C) Portugal
D) Spain
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