- 1. What was the original name of New York when it was a Dutch colony?
A) Rotterdam
B) Orangeburg
C) Hollandia
D) New Amsterdam
- 2. What was the main economic activity in the Dutch colony of New York?
A) Mining
B) Fur trade
C) Agriculture
D) Shipbuilding
- 3. Which Native American tribe was frequently involved in trading with the Dutch colonists?
A) Lenape
B) Cherokee
C) Powhatan
D) Iroquois
- 4. Which English king was in power when New Amsterdam became New York?
A) Queen Anne
B) James I
C) Charles II
D) William III
- 5. What was the name of the English fleet commander who captured New Amsterdam?
A) James Oglethorpe
B) Richard Nicolls
C) John Smith
D) William Penn
- 6. Which fort was built on the southern tip of Manhattan by the Dutch?
A) Fort Amsterdam
B) Fort Nassau
C) Fort Orange
D) Fort William
- 7. Which European power eventually took control of the Dutch colony of New York in 1664?
A) Spain
B) England
C) Portugal
D) France
- 8. Once the English took control, what was New Amsterdam renamed?
A) New England
B) New York
C) New Westminster
D) New London
- 9. What religious group found refuge in the Dutch colony of New York?
A) Quakers
B) Protestants
C) Jews
D) Catholics
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