Vicious Vocab.
Colony
Which explorer sailed on the Half Moon into New York Bay?
Henry Hudson.
Which explorer named a large lake in northern New York after himself?
Samuel de Champlain.
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.
explorer.
Economy
a system of producing and delivering goods.
What is one reason why European explorers come to what is now New York?
They were looking for a shorter route to Asia.
Which was NOT a major type of work in the New Netherland settlement?
A. building houses
B. farming
C. trading
D. gold mining
D. gold mining
Which of the following is NOT true of daily life in New Amsterdam?
A. Most families heated their homes and cooked daily meals with a huge fireplace.
B. Only boys attended school, and they went only in winter for a few hours each day.
C. School was closed on the first day the ponds froze each winter.
D. Boys and girls attended school three hours each morning and three hours each afternoon.
B. Only boys attended school, and they went only in winter for a few hours each day.
a leader of a colony or state.
Governor.
Northwest Passage
a water route to Asia that goes through North America.
Which was one of the earliest Dutch settlements in what is now New York?
New Amsterdam.
How might you best 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 became more important under English rule? (trade)
Shipbuilding became important.
a landowner.
Patroon.
Petition
a written request.
How did the patroon system work?
A patroon would receive land in exchange for bringing 50 settlers to New Netherland.
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.
Which of the following is NOT true of the fur trade between colonists and Native Americans?
A. Furs were sent down the Hudson River to New Amsterdam and then shipped to Europe and sold.
B. Fort Orange was the key fur-trading post in New Netherland.
C. Both the Dutch and the Native Americans benefited from the fur trade.
D. The Dutch West India Company encouraged the unfair treatment of Native Americans.
D. The Dutch West India Company encouraged the unfair treatment of Native Americans.
A person who lives in a colony.
Colonist.
Dutch West India Company
a company who wanted to set up a colony in North America.
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.
Why did Dutch colonists urge Peter Stuyvesant to surrender to the English?
The Dutch feared that the English could destroy them.
How did Charles II begin to take control of New Netherland?
He gave New Netherland to his brother and sent warships to New Amsterdam.
What is made after subtracting out the cost of making and selling a product.
Profit.