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