Vocabulary
Colonist
A person who lives in a Colony.
**What is one reason why European explorers come to what is now New York?**
They were looking for a shorter route to Asia.
How did New York get it's name?
The Duke of York.
**Which of the following is NOT true about life for the Dutch under English rule?
A. They could own land.
B. They were required to swear loyalty to the English King.
C. They were required to speak English.
D. They could keep their jobs.
C. They were required to speak English.
Colony
A place that is ruled by another country.
Governor
A leader of a Colony or State.
**Which explorer sailed on the Half Moon into New York Bay?**
Henry Hudson.
What is one way in which New York's economy changed under English Rule?
A. Trade became less important.
B. Shipbuilding became important.
C. The fur trade became less important.
D. Harbor towns stopped whaling.
B. Shipbuilding became important.
When the English took control, Fort Orange was renamed __________.
Albany
Profit
What is made after subtracting out the cost of making and selling a product.
Patroon
A landowner.
**Which explorer named a large lake in northern New York after himself?**
Samuel de Champlain.
**How might you describe the people of New Netherland?**
A. They spoke many languages.
B. They were mainly from the Netherlands and did not welcome outsiders.
C. They were mainly Jewish settlers.
D. Many arrived from Asian countries.
A. They spoke many languages.
**What is the main reason why the English wanted to take over New Netherland?
It would give the English greater control of the east coast of North America.
Economy
A system of producing and delivering goods.
Petition
A written request that needs multiple signatures.
**Which was one of the earliest Dutch settlements in what is now New York?
New Amsterdam.
Which is NOT true of Africans in New Netherland?
A. Some came to the colony as free people.
B. Some were able to earn their freedom.
C. Africans were not allowed to work.
D. The first Africans arrived as slaves.
C. Africans were not allowed to work.
How did Charles II begin to take control of New Netherland?
A. He gave New Netherland to his brother and sent warships to New Amsterdam.
B. He contacted Native Americans and convinced them to fight for the British.
C. He offered Peter Stuyvesant money for New Netherland.
D. He traveled to New Amsterdam and met with a group of Dutch colonists.
A. He gave New Netherland to his brother and sent warships to New Amsterdam.
Explorer
A person who travels to unknown places and discovers new things.
Dutch West India Company
A company who wanted to set up a Colony in North America.
** Which of he following is true of the patroon system?
A. A patroon was a settler who came to New Netherland to work the land of the wealthy owner.
B. A patroon's main purpose was to make the declining fur trade profitable again.
C. A patroon would receive land in exchange for bringing 50 settlers to New Netherland.
D. A patroon was in charge of paving streets and fixing run-down buildings.
C. A patroon would receive land in exchange for bringing 50 settlers to New Netherland.
What was the name of the new governor after the English took over New York?
Richard Nicolls.
As New York's economy grew under English control, fur trade became less important and what new business grew?
Whaling.
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