Exploring New York's Hidden Slave History

What was the first Dutch Community built on top of?

• A forest

• A deserted island

• Sacred native land

• A mountain

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What did the Dutch do to take control of Manhattan Island?

• They traded goods

• They counterfeited money

• They signed a treaty

• They bought it legally

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What does the sign at the end of Wall Street indicate?

• The first Dutch settlement

• The edge of the wall that kept Native Americans out

• The boundary of New York City

• The location of the first market

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What was Broad Street originally?

• A residential area

• A market place

• A trading post

• The first street cut in New York City

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Where did the slave ships land in New York City?

• At the Statue of Liberty

• Where Wall Street meets the East River

• At the Hudson River

• At the Brooklyn Bridge

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What does the statue of Peter Stuyvesant represent?

• His contributions to the arts

• His leadership in the American Revolution

• His role in creating a large human trafficking system

• His architectural achievements

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Who drove the political and racial direction of the Dutch West India Company?

• Peter Minuit

• John Smith

• Henry Hudson

• Peter Stuyvesant

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What was built by slave labor in the East Village?

• The market

• The town hall

• The chapel

• The first school

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What is still incorporated into the monies that people earn today?

• Profits from slavery

• Profits from agriculture

• Profits from mining

• Profits from manufacturing

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What should the discussion about history be?

• Avoided in public

• Only for historians

• Limited to textbooks

• Open and mature

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