WorksheetsNew Netherland
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the settlement in present-day Manhattan?
a)
Fort Orange
b)
Aquebogue
c)
New Amsterdam
d)
Belgium
2.
A person or group who settles in a colony is called a
a)
governor
b)
slave
c)
colonist
d)
merchant
3.
Who "bought" Manhattan from the Native Americans?
a)
Peter Stuyvesant
b)
Adrian Block
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Peter Minuit
4.
People who agreed to work in New Netherland for a certain amount of time until they could pay off the cost of their boat ride were called
a)
slaves
b)
governors
c)
indentured servants
d)
colonists
5.
A person or leader who is in control of a town or colony is a
a)
governor
b)
slave
c)
indentured servant
d)
colonist
6.
Which angry, stern governor started many new laws in New Amsterdam and also made a fire department and public schools?
a)
Peter Minuit
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Peter Stuyvesant
d)
Willem Kieft
7.
Which of the following was NOT a chore of Dutch women?
a)
sewing clothes for the family
b)
cooking dinner
c)
warming the children's beds with bricks
d)
working in the rattle watch
8.
How did slaves get to New Netherland?
a)
They were captured and taken from Africa against their will
b)
They sailed here themselves
c)
They agreed to work for a certain amount of time, until they could pay off the cost of their trip
d)
They were always in New Netherland
9.
How did Native Americans benefit from the fur trade? (benefit means that it helped them)
a)
They were able to trade with the Dutch for items like knives, metal tools, and hatchets
b)
The Dutch were always kind and fair to the Native Americans
c)
The Native Americans peacefully shared their land with the Dutch
d)
They did not benefit at all
10.
Which sport did the Dutch bring to America?
a)
Football
b)
Soccer
c)
Ice skating
d)
Lacrosse
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