History 8th grade; Unit 1- 13 colonies

Who originally settled New York in 1624?

• The British

• The French

• The Dutch

• The Spanish

What was New York City originally called by the Dutch?

• New London

• New Amsterdam

• New Paris

• New Rome

Which explorer gave the Netherlands its claim to the New York area?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Smith

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry Hudson

What system did the Dutch use to promote settlement in New Netherlands?

• The Colony System

• The tenant system

• The patroon system

• The plantation system

Which country gained control of New Netherlands in 1664?

• Spain

• France

• Britain

• Portugal

What was New Jersey’s first European settlement called?

• Trenton

• Newark

• Princeton

• Bergan

Who were the two friends that received the land that became New Jersey from the Duke of York?

• William Penn and Lord Baltimore

• Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkley

• Sir Walter Raleigh and John Smith

• Peter Stuyvesant and Henry Hudson

Which religious group was William Penn a member of when he founded Pennsylvania?

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Catholics

• Protestants

In what year did Delaware separate from Pennsylvania to form its own colony?

• 1664

• 1682

• 1701

• 1725

What industries were successful in the Middle Colonies?

• Mining and Manufacturing

• Logging, Shipbuilding, and Fishing

• Banking and Finance

• Textile and Steel