Colonization of North America

Use the map to identify the locations of the 13 British colonies. Write the name of the colony that corresponds with each number on the map. Use the word bank to help you. Identify the colony labeled with the number 13 on the map:

The Dutch colony in North America that included parts of New York, New Jersey, and Delaware was ___.

• New Amsterdam

• Fort Orange

• Massachusetts

• New Netherland

Who purchased Manhattan from the Native Americans?

• Peter Stuyvesant

• King Charles

• Peter Minuit

• Christopher Columbus

Who was the governor of New Netherland, known as 'Peg Leg Peter,' who surrendered the Dutch colony to the British?

• Peter Minuit

• Peter Smith

• Peter Stuyvesant

• Peter O’Toole

Why did Great Britain want control of the Dutch colony of New Netherland?

• The British wanted control of the entire Atlantic coast.

• The British wanted to get revenge against the Dutch.

• The British wanted to work with the Native Americans.

• The British wanted to search again for the Northwest Passage.

After Great Britain took over New Netherland, the colony was renamed ________.

Why did the Dutch surrender to the British without using any military defense?

• Peter Stuyvesant was working for the British.

• The Dutch knew that they could never win a war against the British and didn't want people to be killed.

• The Dutch people wanted to go to war, but the governor didn't want to fight.

• The British paid a lot of money for the Dutch land.

Georgia settlers had skills that were needed to help the new colony survive and grow.

• True

• False

"I want to start a colony to help people."

• James Oglethorpe

• Mary Musgrove

• Tomochichi

• King George II

"I will let you establish your colony at Yamacraw Bluff."

• James Oglethorpe

• Mary Musgrove

• Tomochichi

• King George II