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