Early Explorers
This Italian explorer sailed for France and entered New York Bay in 1524.
Who was Giovanni da Verrazano?
Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed for this country.
What is France?
This company was created to control and govern New Netherlands.
What is the Dutch West India Company?
This popular spring flower was introduced by the Dutch.
What are tulips?
Adrian Block proved Long Island was this by sailing around it.
What is an island?
This explorer sailed the ship Half Moon in 1609 while searching for a faster route to Asia.
Who was Henry Hudson?
Henry Hudson sailed for this European country when he explored Long Island.
What is the Netherlands (Dutch)?
The Dutch West India Company wanted control of Long Island mainly for this reason.
What is trade?
The Dutch influenced the style of homes by building these types of houses.
What are stone or brick houses?
Explorer maps helped people understand land, coastlines, and these bodies of water.
What are rivers or bays?
The English believed this explorer was the first to discover Long Island in 1498.
Who was John Cabot?
John Cabot sailed for this country according to the English.
What is England?
One important good traded by the Dutch was animal pelts, also known as these.
What are furs?
This December holiday tradition in America was influenced by Dutch customs.
What is Christmas?
Accurate maps helped colonists, traders, and sailors do this safely.
What is travel or navigation?
This explorer sailed completely around Long Island and proved it was an island.
Who was Adrian Block?
The Dutch explored Long Island mainly to benefit this growing empire.
What is the Dutch Empire (New Netherlands)?
The company expected colonists to do this with the land.
What is farm it or settle it?
The Dutch introduced this activity, which involves rolling a ball at a number of pins, that later became an organized sport.
What is bowling?
In the 1500s and 1600s, maps were important because people did not have this technology.
What is GPS or modern maps?
This explorer’s maps helped Europeans better understand the shape and location of Long Island.
Who was Adrian Block or Giovanni da Verrazzano?
Explorers often sailed for countries to gain land, wealth, and this important advantage.
What is power or trade?
Both Native Americans and colonists benefited from trade because they exchanged goods instead of this.
What is fighting or war?
Dutch traditions still matter today because they became part of _________ culture.
What is American culture?
Maps made by explorers helped countries claim land and plan this important activity.
What is settlement or trade?