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Dutch Colony

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is acceptance of different beliefs?

a)

patroon

b)

tolerance

c)

culture

d)

slavery

2.

What are beliefs and customs of a group of people?

a)

tolerance

b)

culture

c)

slavery

d)

investor

3.

Who is the leader of a colony or state?

a)

governor

b)

patroon

c)

tentant farmer

d)

investor

4.

What are landowners who had to bring 50 settlers to the Dutch colony?

a)

tenant farmers

b)

governors

c)

patroon

d)

investors

5.

What is the practice of owning other people as property?

a)

culture

b)

tolerance

c)

investor

d)

slavery

6.

What is one way Dutch influence can be seen in NY today.

a)

It can be seen in the names of some places, like Brooklyn.

b)

It can be seen in the way New Yorkers all speak Dutch.

c)

It can be seen in foods eaten like pizza and hamburgers.

d)

In can be seen in festivals like St. Patrick's Day.

7.

What was one effect that Governor Stuyvesant had on the colony of New Netherland?

a)

He caused the population to decline.

b)

He caused more fighting with the Native Americans.

c)

He got rid of all the schools.

d)

He paved streets and fixed buildings.

8.

What was one reason that caused the fur business to decline?

a)

Native Americans moved away.

b)

Beavers were overhunted and little beaver fur was left to trade.

c)

Beaver fur hats became ugly and unpopular.

d)

The English stole all the beavers.

9.

Who is someone who puts money into a business in hopes of making a profit?

a)

investor

b)

governor

c)

slave

d)

patroon

10.

Who are people who paid rent in cash or crops to the landowners?

a)

investors

b)

patroons

c)

governors

d)

tenant farmers