New York

Who is the founder of New York?

• Peter Harrison

• Samuel de Champlain

• James Oglethorpe

• Peter Minuit

What was the climate of the New York colony?

• Hot all year

• Cold all year

• Hot in the summer and cold in the winter

• Hot in the winter and cold in the summer

What European nation was the first to start a colony in what is now New York?

• Netherlands

• England

• Spain

How did colonists make a living in the colony of New York?

• A. farming and logging lumber
• B. Trading furs and the slave trade
• C. As merchants and tradesmen
• A, B, and C

What were/was the main reason New York was founded?

• Money, Natural resources, and Fur trade

• Religion

• Farming and Trade

• Religious freedom

How was the government of the New York colony run?

• A king made all the laws/rules

• By a govener appointed by the king of England

• Virginia House of Burgesses

What was true about religion in the New York Colony?

• It was against all Jewish people
• It only allowed Christians.
• People of all faiths were allowed to worship in their chosen religion.
• No one could worship in any religion.

New York was a member of what group of colonies?

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies
• New York was not a  member of a colony 

What was the terrain/geography in New York like?

• Swampy coast, hills

• Rocky ground and very bad soil

• Flat, low hills, streams and rivers

• Swampy near the coast, soil good for farming

What was the terrain/geography in New York like?

• Swampy coast, hills

• Rocky ground and very bad soil

• Flat, low hills, streams and rivers

• Swampy near the coast, soil good for farming