The American Revolution

What did the Dutch West India Company call the colony they settled in 1624?

• New Netherland

• New Amsterdam

• New Sweden

• New Holland

Peter Minuit purchased _______ from local Native Americans for a few trinkets.

• Long Island

• Manhattan Island

• Delaware

• New Jersey

Which word best describes New York during the turn of the 18th century?

• rural

• unfriendly

• declining

• prosperous

Because of the Stamp Act, colonists "boycotted," or ________, British goods.

• traded

• put to use

• tried to sell

• refused to buy

What was the name of the militia that was victorious over the British at Fort Ticonderoga?

• Sons of Saratoga

• Green Mountain Boys

• Continental Navy

• Sons of Liberty

How did George Washington save his army at the Battle of Long Island?

• by retreating at night

• through careful surrender negotiations

• by crossing the Delaware

• by winning the battle

Which of the following men was NOT a Founding Father of New York?

• William Floyd

• Philip Livingston

• Ethan Allen

• Lewis Morris

The American victory at the Battles of _______ marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War.

• Saratoga

• Quebec

• White Plains

• Trenton

New York became the _________ state to join the United States, in 1788.

• tenth

• eleventh

• twelfth

• thirteenth