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