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WorksheetsQuestions about New York's History
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 19mins
Why did Europeans come to New York?
What were surplus crops used for?
Sold to markets in other North American colonies
Sold to the colonies in the area around the Caribbean Sea
Where were early farms mostly located?
What were New York's exports?
Wheat, fur, meat, lumber, fish, vegetables
Glassware, china, luxury fabrics, sugar, molasses, slaves
Where did enslaved people come from?
What did farmers do in town?
Sell their goods and buy goods from Europe
Set up small shops to make and sell items
In 1707, England and Scotland joined to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. What happened to the English colonies, including New York, as a result?
They became independent.
They were under the joint rule of England and Scotland.
They were renamed British colonies.
What happened to New York in 1685 when the Duke of York became the proprietor?
It became a royal colony.
It gained independence.
It was sold to the Dutch.
What was New York's Legislature allowed to do in 1863?
Make laws for New York.
Elect the governor.
Declare independence.
Who was Peter Zenger and what was he known for?
A governor who enforced strict laws.
A printer who wrote articles criticizing Governor William Coby.
A soldier who fought in the American Revolution.
This case led to one of our constitutional rights—freedom of the press, which is the right to print or tell the news without fear of punishment.
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Right to bear arms
Right to assemble
French and German settlers had problems finding available land. Explain why.
New York City and Albany were busy port cities. What was significant about these cities?
They had the most enslaved workers.
They were the largest cities in the colony.
They were the most industrialized.
They had the most schools.
The Triangle Trade was a slave trade route from Africa to the islands of the Caribbean Sea. What was the next step in this trade route?
The slaves were brought to the American colonies.
The slaves were taken to Europe.
The slaves were freed in the Caribbean.
The slaves were sent to South America.
Life was hard for NY families. What was one of the reasons for this?
Families worked 6 days a week, except Sunday.
Families had access to free education.
Families had plenty of leisure time.
Families were wealthy and had many luxuries.
Towns grew as more surplus crops and other goods were produced. What economic system does this describe?
Feudalism
Market economy
Barter system
Command economy
The French Fort on Lake Champlain could cut off communication between New England colonies and the Southern British colonies. The New England colonies could NOT send for help (soldiers and supplies) from the Southern colonies if attacked by the French.
could cut off communication between New England colonies and the Southern British colonies.
The New England colonies could NOT send for help (soldiers and supplies) from the Southern colonies if attacked by the French.
The Result of the French and Indian War: The British government raised colonists’ taxes to pay for the cost of the war. The British felt they provided the soldiers and supplies to protect the colonists from the French and their Native American allies. Therefore the colonists should pay for the cost of the war. The colonists didn’t agree and this was the cause of the American Revolution.
The British government raised colonists’ taxes to pay for the cost of the war.
The British felt they provided the soldiers and supplies to protect the colonists from the French and their Native American allies.
Therefore the colonists should pay for the cost of the war.
The colonists didn’t agree and this was the cause of the American Revolution.
