Who was the first European to reach the land of New York

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Giovanni Verrazano

• Samuel Champlain

What did the Dutch West India Company want colonists to do in New Netherland?

• build canals

• fish and hunt

• build forts

• trade furs

Which of the following was a law passed by parliament that helped pay for the French and Indian War?

• Tax on Tea

• Stamp Act

• Proclamation Line of 1763

• Quartering Act

Who would likely support the King of England?

• Loyalist

• George Washington

• Patriot

• Thomas Jefferson

What happened as a result of the Battle of Saratoga?

• The Patriots lost

• George Washington fled to NYC

• The Declaration of Independence was written

• The French decided to help the Americans

All of the 13 British Colonies were located near...

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Rocky Mountains

• Great Lakes

Which of the following was NOT a typical job of Iroquois women?

• Growing crops

• Gathering nuts and berries

• Choosing leaders

• Making longhouses

Who founded Buffalo and Batavia?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Peter Stuyvesant

• Joseph Ellicott

• Henry Hudson

The ________________ was a time when machines started to replace making things by hand.

• flour mill

• American Revolution

• Erie Canal

• Industrial Revolution

The first ten amendments to the constitution that protect the freedoms of United States citizens is called ________?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Big Tree Treaty

• Industrial Revolution