New Netherlands

New Netherlands

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History, Geography

6th - 8th Grade

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Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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What happened when Peter Stuyvesant saw the warships? Options: He ran away scared., He had a party., He wanted to fight but the colonists didn't., He made a deal with the English.

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He wanted to fight but the colonists didn't.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In the end New Amsterdam became ...
Options: Albany, Fort Orange, Jersey City, New York City

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New York City

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

New Netherlands was ruled by the ______. When the colony was renamed New York it was ruled by the ______.

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Back

Dutch, English

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the name of the settlement in present-day Manhattan? Options: Fort Orange, Aquebogue, New Amsterdam, Belgium

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New Amsterdam

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A person or group who settles in a colony is called a

Back

colonist

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which angry, stern governor started many new laws in New Amsterdam and also made a fire department and public schools? Options: Peter Minuit, Henry Hudson, Peter Stuyvesant, Willem Kieft

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Peter Stuyvesant

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who settled New Netherland in 1621? Options: The English, The Spanish, The Dutch, The Americans

Back

The Dutch

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