New Netherland Quiz

What does the term 'economy' refer to?

• The way people use resources to meet their needs

• The process of building new settlements

• A type of government system

• The study of ancient civilizations

Who established the colony of New Netherland?

• English traders

• French settlers

• Spanish explorers

• Dutch West India Company

What is a patroon in the context of Dutch settlement?

• A type of Dutch food

• A Dutch landowner who brought fifty new settlers to the colony

• A Dutch religious leader

• A traditional Dutch dance

What does the term 'indentured servant' mean?

• A person who works for another without pay, for a set period of time, to repay his/her passage to the New World

• A person who leads the Dutch settlement

• A person who owns a large amount of land

• A person who trades goods with other colonies

What does the term 'slavery' refer to?

• A condition in which a person is considered property and never free

• A type of government system in the New World

• A form of trade between colonies

• A type of Dutch food

What does the term 'colony' refer to?

• A type of government system

• A group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation

• The process of building new settlements

• The study of ancient civilizations