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Lesson 3 An English Colony

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A written request give to an official is called a _____________.

a)

goods

b)

colony

c)

economy

d)

petition

2.

A system for producing and delivering goods ______________.

a)

economy

b)

petition

c)

colony

d)

England

3.

Name one way that the English changed New Netherland at first.

(a)  

4.

Life changed a LOT for the Dutch after the English took over.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

How did Wall Street get it's name?

a)

The English built the wall to serve pizza.

b)

It was the site of a Dutch wall to prevent attacks by Native Americans and English colonists.

c)

The wall was taken down to build a stadium.

d)

The Dutch built the wall to use in an obstacle course.

6.

How did the wall become a street?

a)

The Dutch used the wall as a street.

b)

They built a street around the wall.

c)

The English tore it down and called it Wall Street.

d)

The Native Americans used the bricks from the wall to build the street.

7.

Why did ship building grow in New York?

a)

increased trade with England

b)

attacks against English colonists

c)

Wall Street needed businesses

d)

there was no water to sail a boat

8.

How did the economy change after the English took over New Netherland?

4 lines
9.

Do you feel ready for your quiz on Explorers?

a)

Very Ready

b)

I feel ok

c)

I feel like I need to study a little more

d)

I feel like I am not ready and need to go back and study a lot.

10.

Who was William Kidd?

a)

A famous pirate

b)

the king of England

c)

the governor of NY

d)

The king's brother

11.

Who was James, Duke of York?

a)

The governor of NY

b)

A famous pirate

c)

The brother of King Charles II

d)

A fomous Dutch explorer