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