Chapter 4, Lesson 1

What did Samuel de Champlain name after himself?

• Lake Champlain

• Hudson River

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

What did Henry Hudson not find?

• The Northwest Passage

• The South Pole

• The Silk Road

• The Amazon River

What did Columbus reach in 1492?

• An island off the coast of North America

• The South Pole

• The Amazon River

• The Great Wall of China

Who sailed for the Dutch and claimed land along the Hudson River?

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was the name of the company formed by the Dutch to trade with Native Americans?

• Dutch West India Company

• East India Trading Company

• Hudson Bay Company

• American Fur Company

What is a colony?

• A place ruled by another country

• A large city

• A type of ship

• A group of explorers

What did the Dutch name their colony?

• New Netherland

• New Amsterdam

• New York

• New Holland

What did the Dutch believe about the land they claimed?

• It was theirs to use and leave

• It was cursed

• It belonged to the Native Americans

• It was a gift from the gods

In what year did Peter Minuit buy Manhattan Island from the Lenni Lenape?

• 1626

• 1524

• 1609

• 1492

Where did Henry Hudson sail after changing direction in 1609?

• West coast of Africa

• East coast of North America

• South coast of Australia

• North coast of Europe