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