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