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History on Wheels - New Netherlands Children

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Colonial America, what fraction of children died before reaching the age of 18?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/4

d)

2/3

2.

A colonial girl's chore was to grind grain using this tool. Eighteenth-century doctors used the same tool to make medicine. What is the name of this tool?

a)

a medical grinder

b)

a pounder

c)

a mortar and pestle

d)

a vessel and grinder

3.
When the British took over the Dutch Colony of New Amsterdam, what did they rename Fort Orange?
a)
New York City
b)
Albany
c)
Kingston
4.
What is tallow?
a)
flour
b)
meat fat
c)
a type of tea
d)
a pig
5.

What things did colonists make with tallow?

a)

soap and candles

b)

bread and muffins

c)

doughnuts and waffles

d)

houses and furniture

6.
Which one is a description of a Dutch door?
a)
two parts, open the top while the bottom is closed
b)
it has a Dutch painting on it
c)
two parts that open side by side
d)
it has no lock
7.
Name the tool colonial children would have used to carry buckets of water. 
a)
mortar and pestle
b)
crueller
c)
plunger 
d)
yoke
8.
Which item is not a baked Dutch delight?
a)
coleslaw
b)
crueller
c)
cookie
d)
marzipan
9.
You were born in the first year of the 17th century. Henry Hudson discovered the river, named in his honor,  when you entered 4th grade. What year was it?
a)
1709
b)
1609
c)
1809
d)
1601
10.

Marretje Beekman was the oldest of five children. She was born in 1758. Her younger brother was 5 years younger, than is sister Marretje. In what year was he born?

a)

1753

b)

1760

c)

1761

d)

1763

11.
A game my brothers and I like to play is called pluimbal. What do the English call this game?
a)
marbles
b)
badminton
c)
golf
d)
tennis
12.

When Sara Bevier began school, the book she learned the alphabet from was called

a)

The Basic Reader

b)

The Alphabet Book

c)

The Horn Book

d)

The Catechism

13.

Samuel Osterhout was born on December 25, 1755. He was not happy this year after a holiday celebration because he got coal in his wooden shoe. The holiday was

a)

Christmas

b)

Halloween

c)

St. Nicholas Day

d)

his birthday

14.

One of the children's chores was to collect small red berries to make candles with. These berries came from

a)

a nest-making material gathered by red waxed wing birds

b)

a red raspberry bush

c)

a red beeswax bush

d)

a bayberry bush

15.

Jan Burhans was born on August 5, 1749. He died one day after his birthday at age 52. What century did he die in?

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

20th

16.
A warm weather game invented by the Dutch was
a)
golf
b)
marbles 
c)
hoops
d)
pluimbal
17.
I like the Dutch game of keageln. Some people call it nine pins. Another name is 
a)
bowling
b)
cup and ball
c)
marbles 
d)
hoops
18.

The article of clothing known as a cassock is

a)

a series of large wooden hoops that went under a girl's gown to help make it stand out.

b)

a long coat with large rolled back sleeves and no collar.

c)

a type of girl's cap sometimes known as a mop cap.

d)

one of the many skirts worn under a girl's gown

19.
Why did children in the 18th century have godparents?
a)
the godparents took them to church
b)
in case their parents got divorced
c)
in case their parents died
20.
When the British took over New Netherlands, what did they rename the colony?
a)
New London
b)
Albany
c)
Fort Orange
d)
New York
21.
What did it mean when a colonial boy got breeched?
a)
he got punished 
b)
he got to start going to school
c)
he was old enough to get married
d)
he stopped wearing dresses and began wearing britches
22.
A girl might be able to attend a finishing school. There she could learn
a)
French
b)
music
c)
drawing
d)
all of the above
23.
On maps of the Hudson River Valley, one might see names like Spackenkill, Fishkill, or Catskill. In Dutch, the word kill means
a)
a place where soldiers were buried
b)
a stream or creek
c)
a village
d)
the best hunting ground
24.
What did it mean if a colonial child had to wear a dunce cap?
a)
it was the child's birthday
b)
it was raining
c)
the child had been misbehaving in school
d)
it was very sunny
25.
A girl that had completed finishing school could show off her stitching and writing skills by
a)
making a sampler
b)
spelling out words like "Welcome Little Stranger"
c)
sewing her wedding dress
d)
mending her brother's shirt
26.
Over the shirt and under the Cassock, colonial boys would wear
a)
a vest
b)
stockings
c)
an undershirt
d)
nothing
27.

Why would many children blow a silver whistle that they carried with them?

a)

to keep in touch with their parents

b)

to call their dog

c)

to take the place of the door bell

d)

to scare away evil spirits

28.
The lye used to make soap was produced by
a)
not telling the truth
b)
pouring water through wood ashes over and over 
c)
boiling meat fat
d)
heating water and ashes
29.
One of William Palings favorite chores in the summer was to get water from the well. What was the tool called that was used to carry the buckets?
a)
yoke
b)
hammer 
c)
anvil
d)
handle
30.

If there were 48 children living in Kingston and Hyde Park during the 18th century, how many could expect to die before they reached the age of 18 ?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

18

d)

48

31.

All of the following are reasons for the high death rate for children EXCEPT

a)

available medicines were not always effective

b)

child birth was too difficult for the mother

c)

there were no vaccinations for childhood diseases

d)

there were no medicines available

32.

Why did girls wear several petticoats?

a)

to help puff out their gowns

b)

to stay warm

c)

so they would not need to wear a slip

d)

to keep with 18th century style

33.

What is a sampler?

a)

a Dutch cookie

b)

a cloth on which ther were stiched samples of a girl's printing and drawing skills; usually presented after finishing school

c)

a type of Dutch clothing

d)

a quilt woven by a Dutch girl that is given to her husband

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