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