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