SS Chapter 3 Quiz

This person was a French explorer who travelled to Northern, NY and named a Lake after himself?

• Peter Minuit

• Peter Styvesant

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel De Champlain

Who was Henry Hudson?

• Henry Hudson was a French painter.
• The Governor of New York City

• An Italian explorer who discovered America

• Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer who sailed the "half moon" into New York bay.

Who bought the Island of Manhattan for $24 worth of goods from the Algonquins and became Governor?

• Peter Minuit
• George Washington
• Christopher Columbus
• John Smith

Who was known as "Peg leg Peter" and "old silver leg"?

• Christopher Columbus

• Peter Stuyvesant
• Peter Minuit

• Peter Parker

What was the North West passage?

• A land route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

• A water route across North America to reach Asia

• A bridge across Europe

• A fictional route mentioned in a novel.

What is the Dutch West India Company?

• A Dutch banking company
• A water route

• A Dutch trading company for trading in North and South America

What did the Dutch sell to the Europeans?

• Animal furs for fur coats

• tulips, windmills, and wooden shoes
• spices, silk, and other luxury goods
• paintings, pottery, and porcelain

In the 1600s what was New York State called?

• New Amsterdam
• New England
• New York City
• New Netherland

In the 1600s, what was New York City called?

• New Boston
• New London
• New Amsterdam
• New York City

What was Fort Orange?

• Where most colonists first settled. Present day Albany

• A Spanish Fort

• A Dutch colony