Life in Colonial New York

A _______________ is money citizens pay to support government services.

• ally

• packet boat

• surplus

• tax

To have more than enough of something is to have a ________________.

• ally

• packet boat

• surplus

• tax

A _________________________ is a ship that carried mail and other cargo.

• ally

• packet boat

• surplus

• tax

A friend or partner is called an __________________.

• ally

• packet boat

• surplus

• tax

A ___________________ is a group of government officials that make laws.

• legislature

• market economy

• slavery

• manor

Why was New Netherland renamed New York?

• It was easier to spell.

• It was easier to say.

• The British conquered the colony and named it after the Duke of York.

• The Native American tribes hated the Dutch.

What brought colonists to New York colony?

• the Dutch tradition of tolerance and rich farmland

• great sports teams, like the Yankees and the Bills

• people wanted to meet the Haudenosaunee

• taxes

What country did Great Britain defeat in a war fought in North America in 1763?

• Netherlands

• Iroquois Confederacy

• France

• The United States of America

Why was New York City one of the largest cities in the British colonies during the 1700s?

• It had many skyscrapers and a massive subway system.

• It was a harbor where many merchants could buy and sell goods.

• It gave free land to all of the new settlers.

• It freed all of the slaves in the colony.

Which answer best explains why some New York colonists resented British rule?

• They could not make laws for the people in Great Britain.

• They could not vote for the people who made the laws for New York.

• They had to travel to London to vote in British Parliament.

• They missed the Dutch rulers.