RIDGE-EXPLORERS

When they discovered America, explorers were really looking for

• South America

• North America

• The Indies

• Spain

The major activity in New Netherland was

• farming

• dancing

• exploring

• fur trading

Henry Hudson claimed land in America for

• The Netherlands

• France

• Spain

• England

Samuel de Champlain helped the Indians near Quebec to fight the

• Algonquians

• Huron

• Iroquois

• French

England claimed North America because of the voyage of

• Columbus

• Cabot

• Verrazano

• Hudson

In the time of Christopher Columbus, many people thought the world was

• round

• flat

• square

• hollow

What body of water was New Netherland on?

• Oneida Lake

• Atlantic Ocean

• Hudson River

• Lake Champlain

Under the patroon system, people were given

• gold

• furs

• land

• corn

The Dutch governor tried to make the Indians

• work for them

• pay a tax

• become friends with the colonists

• buy goods

Peter Stuyvesant was a governor who was

• well liked

• friendly with the Indians

• against slavery

• cruel to the Indians