New York's First People
Fill in the Blank: The Iroquois lived in large wooden homes called _________.
Longhouses
True or False: The Dutch West India Company built New Netherland for fur trade.
TRUE
Fill in the Blank: The Dutch colony in North America was called New ____________.
Netherland
Fill in the Blank: A _____________ is a settlement controlled by a distant country.
COLONY
Did tenant farmers own the land they worked?
NO
(1) Which is true about the Dutch?
A) They did not accept diversity; they punished anyone practicing a different religion/culture.
B) They accepted and welcomed diversity, different cultures, and religions to settle in New Netherland.
C) They made the Columbian Exchange.
D) Christopher Columbus came from here.
(2) True or False: The Iroquois League was formed to unite five nations (originally/at first only) in peace.
(1) B. They accepted and welcomed diversity, different cultures, and religions to settle in New Netherland.
(2) TRUE
(1) What was the Columbian Exchange?
A) A trading post in New York
B) A ship that brought settlers
C) The movement of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas
D) A peace agreement between the Iroquois and Dutch
(2) True or False: Henry Hudson was looking for a shortcut to Asia but instead, he explored the Hudson River.
(1) C. The movement of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas
(2) TRUE
(1) True or False: The main reason the Dutch settled in New Netherland was to find gold.
(2) What did the Dutch trade with Native Americans?
A) Horses
B) Fur
C) Tobacco
D) Gold
(1) FALSE
(2) B. Fur
(1) True or False: An archaeologist is a person who studies artifacts from the past.
(2) What is a wampum?
A) A type of home
B) A tool for farming
C) Beads used for trade and record-keeping
D) A kind of animal
(1) TRUE
(2) C. Beads used for trade and record-keeping
(1) What was the main purpose of the Iroquois League?
A) To create a large empire
B) To maintain peace and unity among the Iroquois tribes
C) To trade with the Dutch
D) To fight against European settlers
(2) Fill in the Blank: The Iroquois used _________ to record history and agreements.
(1) B. To maintain peace and unity among the Iroquois tribes
(2) WAMPUM
(1) Fill in the Blank: The _________ was a group of five Iroquois nations that worked together. (Answer: Iroquois League)
(2) What was the role of a Clan Mother?
A) To build longhouses
B) To choose the sachem (leader)
C) To trade with Europeans
D) To fight in battles
(3) True or False: The Iroquois league was made up of Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk. Later, the Tuscarora joined, making six nations.
(1) Iroquois League
(2) B. To choose the sachem (leader)
(3) TRUE
(1) What was the Northwest Passage?
A) A river in North America
B) A shortcut to Asia that explorers hoped to find
C) A fur trading route
D) A road built by Native Americans
(2) Fill in the Blank: Samuel de _________ named a large lake after himself while exploring North America.
(3) True or False: The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in North America.
(1) B. A shortcut to Asia that explorers hoped to find
(2) CHAMPLAIN
(3) FALSE
(1) Fill in the Blank: In 1664, the English took control of New Netherland and renamed it _________.
(2) What system did the Dutch West India Company use to bring settlers to New Netherland?
A) Indentured Servitude
B) The Patroon System
C) The House of Burgesses
D) The Land Grant Act
(3) True or False: The English completely removed Dutch influence from New York after taking control.
(1) NEW YORK
(2) B. The Patroon System
(3) FALSE
(1) Fill in the Blank: A _________ was a Dutch landowner who brought settlers to work on his land.
(2) What is the definition of a governor?
A) A person who leads a colony
B) A person who farms land
C) A Native American leader
D) A merchant
(3) True or False: A reservation is land set aside for Native American tribes.
(1) PATROON
(2) A. A person who leads a colony
(3) TRUE
(1) What was the primary reason the Dutch settled in New Netherland?
A) To find gold
B) To spread Christianity
C) To trade furs and make a profit
D) To farm tobacco
(2) True or False: The English took over New Netherland peacefully without fighting.
(3) Fill in the Blank: _________ was the last Dutch governor of New Netherland.
(1) C. To trade furs and make a profit
(2) TRUE
(3) PETER STUYVESANT
(1) The Three Sisters were:
A) Corn, beans, and squash
B) Fur, beads, and metal
C) Wolves, deer, and bears
D) Hudson, Champlain, and Verrazano
(2) Fill in the Blank: The _________ people were the first to live in New York.
(3) True or False: The Iroquois League influenced the U.S. Constitution.
(4) The Iroquois used _________ to travel and fish.
A) Horses
B) Yachts
C) Rivers
D) Canoes
(1) A. Corn, beans, and squash
(2) Algonquians
(3) TRUE
(4) C. Rivers
(1) What was one negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?
A) New foods were introduced
B) Native American populations decreased due to disease
C) European technology helped native tribes
D) More people learned about farming
(2) Fill in the Blank: The _________ River was named after the explorer who sailed through New York in 1609.
(3) True or False: Jacques Cartier explored parts of Canada and the St. Lawrence River.
(4) Which explorer claimed land for France? A) Hudson B) Verrazano C) Champlain D) Columbus (Answer: C)
(1) B. Native American populations decreased due to disease
(2) Hudson
(3) TRUE
(4) C. France
(1) What was the capital of New Netherland?
A) Boston
B) New Amsterdam
C) Philadelphia
D) Albany
(2) Fill in the Blank: The Dutch focused on _________ trading instead of farming.
(3) True or False: The English encouraged religious tolerance in New York.
(4) What was one major reason the English wanted to take over New Netherland?
A) To increase the fur trade
B) To remove Dutch settlers
C) To use the land for gold mining
D) To prevent Spanish invasion
(1) B. New Amsterdam
(2) FUR
(3) TRUE
(4) A. To increase the fur trade
(1) What is a sachem?
A) A Dutch governor
B) A Native American leader in the Iroquois League
C) A fur trader
D) A ship captain
(2) Fill in the Blank: _________ was a disease introduced to the Americas as part of the Columbian Exchange.
(3) True or False: Trade is the exchange of goods and services between people or countries.
(4) What was the main goal of explorers in the 1500s?
A) Find new friends
B) Find new trade routes to Asia
C) Escape the cold weather
D) Build new villages
(1) B. A Native American leader in the Iroquois League
(2) Smallpox OR Measles
(3) TRUE
(4) B. Find new trade routes to Asia
(1) What was the Land Bridge Theory?
A) The idea that early people crossed from Asia to North America
B) A bridge built by the Dutch in New York
C) A trade route used by explorers
D) A secret passage used by Native Americans
(2) True or False: The Columbian Exchange only brought positive effects to the Native Americans.
(3) Fill in the Blank: The English renamed New Amsterdam to _________ after taking control.
(4) What natural resource made the fur trade so profitable in New Netherland?
A) Gold
B) Silver
C) Beaver pelts
D) Cotton
(1) A. the idea that early people crossed from Asia to North America
(2) FALSE
(3) NEW YORK
(4) C. Beaver pelts
(1) Which of the following is a fact about sachems?
A) Sachems were chosen by the Dutch soldiers
B) The sachems (chiefs) met in a council to make decisions for all the nations.
C) Sachems were Algonquin leaders
(2) True or False: The Iroquois lived in New York for over 10,000 years.
(3) What type of home did Algonquians live in?
A) Longhouses
B) Wigwams
C) Teepees
D) Cabins
(4) Fill in the Blank: The Iroquois created a system of _________ where leaders met to make decisions together.
(5) What season did the Algonquians hunt deer and foxes?
A) Spring
B) Summer
C) Autumn
D) Winter
(1) B. The sachems (chiefs) met in a council to make decisions for all the nations.
(2) TRUE
(3) B. Wigwams
(4) GOVERNMENT
(5) D. Winter
(1) The Dutch found out about the riches of North America through which of the following?
A) Henry Hudson's journals
B) The Aztec Empire's gossip
C) A helicopter flying above North America and seeing the riches
D) Samuel de Champlain
(2) What motivated European explorers to travel to the New World?
A) Gold, trade, and spreading Christianity
B) Farming and settling peacefully
C) Escaping cold weather
D) Protecting Native American lands
(3) True or False: The search for the Northwest Passage was successful. (Answer: False)
(4) Giovanni da Verrazano, Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, and Henry Hudson were all _______ explorers who explored _______.
A) Dutch, Netherlands
B) European, New York
C) Dutch, New York
D) Spanish, Europe
(5) Who explored Canada and the St. Lawrence River?
A) Jacques Cartier
B) Henry Hudson
C) Christopher Columbus
D) Ferdinand Magellan
(1) A. Henry Hudson's journals
(2) A. Gold, trade, and spreading Christianity
(3) FALSE
(4) B. European, New York
(5) A. Cartier
(1) The Dutch built a wall to protect their colony, which later became _________ Street in New York City.
A) Wall
B) Corn
C) Fridge
D) Horn
(2) True or False: The Dutch patroon system encouraged large landowners to bring settlers to New Netherland.
(3) Who was the last Dutch governor of New Netherland?
A) Peter Minuit
B) Henry Hudson
C) Peter Stuyvesant
D) John Smith
(4) Fill in the Blank: The English renamed New Netherland after the Duke of _________.
(5) What did the Dutch West India Company want to accomplish in New Netherland?
A) Spread Christianity
B) Profit from fur trade
C) Discover new lands
D) Build a large army
(1) A. Wall
(2) TRUE
(3) C. Peter Stuyvesant
(4) YORK
(5) B. Profit from fur trade
(1) Fill in the Blank: The _________ Exchange was the transfer of goods, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas.
(2) True or False: The Iroquois Confederacy was made up of six nations.
(3) What was the Northwest Passage?
A) A long journey by water to reach lands all over the world
B) A person who travels to new places to learn or find things.
C) A hoped-for water route through North America to Asia.
D) A settlement controlled by a distant country.
(4) Fill in the Blank: Native Americans now live on r____________.
(5) Christopher Columbus thought he landed in ______, but actually landed in the __________.
A) Spain, Netherlands
B) Netherlands, Spain
C) Caribbean, India
D) India, Caribbean
(1) COLUMBIAN
(2) TRUE
(3) C. A hoped-for water route through North America to Asia
(4) RESERVATIONS
(5) D. India, Caribbean
(1) Fill in the Blank: The Iroquois League influenced the idea of _________ government in the United States.
(2) True or False: The Dutch allowed people of different religions to settle in New Netherland.
(3) Who was the first European explorer to reach New York Bay?
A) Henry Hudson
B) Samuel de Champlain
C) Giovanni da Verrazano
D) Christopher Columbus
(4) Fill in the Blank: The _________ was an important river explored by Henry Hudson in 1609.
(5) Why did the English want control of New Netherland?
A) To expand their fur trade
B) To spread Dutch culture
C) To establish religious freedom
D) To fight the Spanish
(1) REPRESENTATIVE
(2) TRUE
(3) C. Giovanni da Verraszano
(4) HUDSON RIVER
(5) A. To expand their fur trade