- 1. Who was the director-general of New Amsterdam?
A) Peter Stuyvesant
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) George Washington
- 2. Which Native American tribe initially inhabited the region where New Amsterdam was settled?
A) Sioux
B) Lenape
C) Iroquois
D) Cherokee
- 3. What was the original name of Manhattan when the Dutch settled there?
A) New Holland
B) New France
C) New England
D) New Amsterdam
- 4. What did the Dutch West India Company trade in New Amsterdam?
A) Spices
B) Gold
C) Silver
D) Furs
- 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) 1664
B) 1901
C) 1756
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) Wall Street
B) Main Street
C) Broadway
D) Fifth Avenue
- 9. What name did the English give to New Amsterdam after taking control of it?
A) New York
B) New London
C) New Liverpool
D) New Edinburgh
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