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