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Colonial New York

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group of people introduced ice skating to New York?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Huguenots

c)

Eskimos

d)

Dutch

2.

If you had a special skill, such as shoemaking, in colonial New York, you would be called a(n)...

a)

slave

b)

artisan

c)

indentured servant

d)

apprentice

3.

The buying and selling of people in colonial New York was known as...

a)

the slave trade.

b)

the indentured servant trade.

c)

the apprentice trade.

d)

the artisan trade.

4.

An ____________ is a person who learns a skill from a more experienced person.

a)

indentured servant

b)

cooper

c)

apprentice

d)

student

5.

Which of these describes a colonial MANOR?

a)

a small farm

b)

a large piece of land owned by one landowner

c)

a small piece of land that a farmer rented from a landowner

d)

Mr. Williams' house

6.

What did the Huguenots add to the culture in New York?

a)

soccer

b)

tennis

c)

ice skating

d)

stone and wood houses

7.

What were some of the chores boys and girls shared in colonial New York?

a)

chopping firewood and harvesting crops

b)

cooking and cleaning

c)

sewing and laundry

d)

gathering eggs and milking cows

8.

What were the different ways children were educated in colonial New York?

a)

children weren't educated in colonial New York.

b)

Children attended church schools, public schools, home school, or had private tutors.

c)

They were apprentices.

d)

They were artisans.

9.

A settlement that is ruled by representatives of the home country's king or queen is known as a...

a)

royal colony

b)

assembly

c)

manor

d)

trade

10.

The buying and selling of enslaved people is known as a...

a)

slave trade

b)

goods and services

c)

slavery

d)

apprentice

11.

A group of people who make decisions about government matters are known as an...

a)

assembly

b)

royal colony

c)

slaves

d)

farmers

12.

An amount greater than what is used or needed is called a...

a)

surplus

b)

goods

c)

trade

d)

manor

13.

Who could vote in elections in colonial New York?

a)

women

b)

enslaved people

c)

white male property owners

d)

all white men

14.

Why did the Huguenots come to New York?

a)

to escape wars in England

b)

to find religious freedom

c)

to become Catholics

d)

to set up a French colony

15.

Because New York merchants traded so much, what did they need most?

a)

more manors

b)

more leisure time

c)

higher taxes

d)

more ships

16.

Products that people make, use, or share are known as...

a)

goods

b)

surplus

c)

trade

d)

ship

17.

Why was shipbuilding so important to New York merchants?

a)

They needed something to fill their leisure time.

b)

They needed more ships because there was so much trading to do.

c)

They wanted to send their tea to Great Britain.

d)

Most New Yorkers had given up on farming.

18.

What did New York children in the 1700s do when they had free time?

a)

attend school

b)

learn to speak Dutch

c)

play games

d)

take cooking classes

19.

There was no electricity or running water in Colonial times.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The Dutch lost control of New Netherland to what country?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

Sweden