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SS Chapter 4 Europeans Come to NY

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone who travels to unknown places to discover new things

a)

explorer

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

colony

d)

colonist

2.

A water route to Asia through North America

a)

explorer

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

colony

d)

colonist

3.

A place that is ruled by another country

a)

explorer

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

colony

d)

colonist

4.

A person that lives in a colony

a)

explorer

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

colony

d)

colonist

5.

The earnings that remain after subtracting the cost of making and selling a product

a)

profit

b)

patroon

c)

petition

d)

economy

6.

A landowner

a)

profit

b)

patroon

c)

petition

d)

economy

7.

A written request given to an official

a)

profit

b)

patroon

c)

petition

d)

economy

8.

A system for producing and delivering goods (how a colony or country makes money)

a)

profit

b)

patroon

c)

petition

d)

economy

9.

A leader of a colony or state

a)

profit

b)

patroon

c)

petition

d)

Governer

10.

Why did European explorers first come to North America?

a)

They were looking for The North West Passage

b)

Hudson sailed into NY Bay and named a river after himself

c)

Samuel de Champlain traveled to a large lake that he named Lake Champlain after himself.

11.

Why was fur trade important to the Dutch and the Native Americans?

a)

Both benefited from the fur trade. Native Americans traded the fur for tools and weapons. The dutch traded with Europeans for money.

b)

To bring rule and order to the New Netherlands. He created a police department and paved the streets.

c)

Some could own land, keep jobs, speak own language. Different - had to swear loyalty to the English King.

12.

One way in which life in the New Netherland changed and one way it stayed the same after England took over.

a)

Both benefited from the fur trade. Native Americans traded the fur for tools and weapons. The dutch traded with Europeans for money.

b)

To bring rule and order to the New Netherlands. He created a police department and paved the streets.

c)

Some could own land, keep jobs, speak own language. Different - had to swear loyalty to the English King.

13.

Why was Peter Stuvesant sent to the New Netherlands?

a)

Both benefited from the fur trade. Native Americans traded the fur for tools and weapons. The dutch traded with Europeans for money.

b)

To bring rule and order to the New Netherlands. He created a police department and paved the streets.

c)

Some could own land, keep jobs, speak own language. Different - had to swear loyalty to the English King.