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