WorksheetsColonial NY
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins
The company whose goal it was to send settlers to North America to sent up a colony was...
The Sears and Roebuck Company
The Dutch West India Company
The Dutch East India Company
The Dutch New Netherland Commpany
A settlement ruled by another country is called a
duchy
county
municipality
colony
The Dutch colony that included parts of present day New York, New Jersey, and Delaware was called:
New Amsterdam
New York
New Netherland
New Jersey
New York City, (Manhattan) used to be called:
Fort Orange
New Netherland
New West India
New Amsterdam
The first Dutch governor of New Amsterdam was:
Peter Stuyvesant
Richard Nicholls
Peter Zenger
Peter Minuit
True or False:
Colonial school children has summers off.
True
False
Check all that apply:
What subjects were taught in colonial schools?
Reading
Science
Religion
Arithmetic
True or False:
Colonial Kids paid for school with two beaver skins a year.
True
False
People who buy and sell goods and own boats to ship goods on are called...
sellers
merchants
traders
clerks
The first British governor of New York was:
Peter Minuit
Peter Stuyvesant
Richard Nicholls
William Cosby
This man was a journalist who was put on trial for making fun of the governor in the news paper.
John Peter Zenger
Peter Minuit
Peter Parker
John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt
Money paid to the government for goods and services is called
allowance
income
dues
tax
Because of the Zenger trial, we now have...
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Speech
Religious Freedom
Freedom of Information
Culture is...
Your heritage and where you are from
Your religion and language
The way of life of a group of people, including their customs, beliefs, and language
The way you celebrate holidays, but not your language
A person who promises to work for an employer in a colony for a period of time in return for their paid passage to that colony is called a ...
slave
immigrated servant
butler
indentured servant
The practice of making one person the property of another is called:
slavery
patronage
indentured servitude
apprenticeship
A large piece of land that the owner rents in smaller plots to a number of tenant farmers is called a ...
patroon
estate
manor
mansion
Which group of people introduced ice skating to New York?
Native Americans
Huguenots
Eskimos
Dutch
If you had a special skill, such as shoemaking, in colonial New York, you would be called a(n)...
slave
artisan
indentured servant
apprentice
The buying and selling of people in colonial New York was known as...
the slave trade.
the indentured servant trade.
the apprentice trade.
the artisan trade.
Which of these describes a colonial MANOR?
a small farm
a large piece of land owned by one landowner
a small piece of land that a farmer rented from a landowner
Mr. Williams' house
What did the Huguenots add to the culture in New York?
soccer
tennis
ice skating
stone and wood houses
What were some of the chores boys and girls shared in colonial New York?
chopping firewood and harvesting crops
cooking and cleaning
sewing and laundry
gathering eggs and milking cows
What were the different ways children were educated in colonial New York?
children weren't educated in colonial New York.
Children attended church schools, public schools, home school, or had private tutors.
They were apprentices.
They were artisans.
The buying and selling of enslaved people is known as a...
slave trade
goods and services
slavery
apprentice
A group of people who make decisions about government matters are known as an...
assembly
royal colony
slaves
farmers
Who could vote in elections in colonial New York?
women
enslaved people
white male property owners
all white men
Why did the Huguenots come to New York?
to escape wars in England
to find religious freedom
to become Catholics
to set up a French colony
Because New York merchants traded so much, what did they need most?
more manors
more leisure time
higher taxes
more ships
Products that people make, use, or share are known as...
goods
surplus
trade
ship
Why was shipbuilding so important to New York merchants?
They needed something to fill their leisure time.
They needed more ships because there was so much trading to do.
They wanted to send their tea to Great Britain.
Most New Yorkers had given up on farming.
What did New York children in the 1700s do when they had free time?
attend school
learn to speak Dutch
play games
take cooking classes
The Dutch lost control of New Netherland to what country?
France
Germany
England
Sweden
Which group of people migrated to New Paltz from FRANCE in 1678?
Dutch
English
Huguenots
Germans
Which group of people migrated to the old Dutch town that they renamed Rhinebeck?
Africans
Native Americans
Huguenots
Germans
Which of these workers is doing a type of SERVICE job?
farmer
baker
merchant
teacher
An ____________ is a person who learns a skill from a more experienced person.
indentured servant
cooper
apprentice
student
Children in colonial New York only went to school for _____________.
3 months
six months
ten months
twelve
How were schools in colonial New York paid for?
Public schools didn't cost anything.
Local taxes paid for schools.
Families had to pay the teacher.
Teachers worked for free.
The two main types of jobs that could be found in colonial New York were __________ and services.
greats
goobers
grandmas
goods
Why did colonial children love playing and having fun?
They worked very hard doing chores and school work.
They were very silly.
They liked to look for trouble.
They were bored.
Why might an apprentice agree to work for food, clothing and shelter instead of for pay?
They wanted to work for free.
They didn't care about money.
They didn't have a home.
They knew they needed to learn the skills to earn money later.
What is the difference between importing and exporting goods?
importing and exporting goods are the same.
importing means bringing goods in and exporting means sending goods out.
importing means big and exporting means small.
importing means heavy and exporting means light.
How did people make a living in colonial New York?
sold goods
ran inns
built cars
worked in artisan shops
What is the main difference between a farm and a manor?
size
location
use
purpose
Slave codes were used to
help enslaved Africans
help women vote
keep enslaved Africans under control
teach children how to do chores
The slave trade in New York started in
1955
1624
1646
1865
What was Fort Orange?
The first permanent European settlement in New York
The English town that sent colonists to the New World
A plantation where the colonists grew and sold oranges
A group of businessmen
A settlement that was ruled by another country is called a __________________.
Patroon
Indentured Servant
Native American
Colony
The city that grew around the fort at the tip of Manhattan
England
New Amsterdam
New Netherlands
Fort Orange
Money that people pay to the government so that it can perform services
taxes
colonist
economy
rent
New Netherland was renamed ______________________
New Orange
New Amsterdam
New York
New France
The buying, exchanging, or selling of goods
Trade
Target
settlement
patroon
The practice of making one person the property of another
economy
slave
patroon
indentured servant
Which of the following was a major change that took place in New York City from 1664 to 1750?
Population grew
African population grew.
They received new laws and rights.
All of the above
Which one is a reason why Native Americans had to leave their land?
Their land was being taking away.
They were bored where they were leaving.
The weather turned bad.
They ran out of resources.
What led to the diversity in New Amsterdam?
People came from many different countries
People traded different goods with each other.
People received free land to live in New Amsterdam
People could use many different natural resources.
A group of people who make laws.
Government
Assembly
School Board
The community
A person who works for a period of time to pay off money they borrowed.
Slave
Indentured Servant
Hired Help
Workers
Industries along the colonies included...
Crops
Small farms with animals
Lumber
Fishing/hunting
All of the above
Which explorer navigated up a river to what is now Albany?
Christopher Columbus
Peter Minuit
Peter Stuyvesant
Henry Hudson
The Dutch West India Company ___________________.
brought furs to North America to trade
wanted colonists to trade with the Native Americans
treated the Native Americans poorly
set up Fort Orange to fight the Native Americans
Accepting people's differences is called?
patroon
freedom
tolerance
profit
Over time colonial trade routes took on a pattern known as ________________________ trade.
Rectangular
Triangular
Timed
Rounded
Most colonial families lived and worked on ____________.
plantations
islands
farms
ships
Which group owned and worked land, could vote, but were usually not wealthy?
Farmers
Large Landowners
Artisans
Indentured Servants
Merchents did what
Farmed
Worked to buy and sell goods
Were bakers
Were as caretakers
Most colonists in New York made their living by
farming
being blacksmiths
begging
hunting and gathering
What was the first permanent European location in NY? Fort (a)
A group of people who make decisions about government matters are known as an...
assembly
royal colony
slaves
farmers
Who could vote in elections in colonial New York?
women
enslaved people
white male property owners
all white men
What occupation did most New Yorkers have during the colonial period?
farming
fur trading
shipbuilders
hunters
Most early settlers wanted to set up life in close proximity to ______________.
gold
lumber
land
water
Early settlers in Colonial America met their needs by growing corn and hunting.
True
False
What area in NY did the Dutch mostly settle?
Near Hudson River
Near Niagara falls
Near the Atlantic Coast
Near the Finger Lakes
A group of people who make decisions about government matters.
manor
assembly
trade
artisan
Why was doing chores so important for colonial children?
Colonial families depended on the children to help because the children didn't have anything else to do.
Colonial families depended on the children to help because the adults couldn't do everything.
The adults didn't want to do the work so they made the children do it.
What are 3 ways in which colonial children got an education
educated at home
public school
going to the library
church school
learning from the slaves
Why might an indentured servant have agreed to come to New York?
They wanted to see family they haven't seen in a long time.
They wanted to vacation and see new things.
They wanted a better life but couldn't afford to pay for the trip.
Why were slave code laws passed?
The law was passed to keep enslaved Africans under control
The law was passed so slaves could work on different properties.
The law was passed to give slaves rights.
How were most children educated in colonial New York?
at home - few schools were free
in big school buildings
with their friends
Name something that New York exported to Great Britain?
spices
food
furs
fabric
Why was shipbuilding so important to New York merchants?
The used the ships to go on vacations.
The wanted to sell the ships.
They needed ships to get people around.
They needed more ships for trading.
Which 2 sport did the Dutch contribute to American culture?
bowling
ice skating
baseball
lacrosse
What is triangular trade?
trading with your neighbor
trading with one other country
trading between three ports or regions
trading with only countries near by
Why did the Huguenots come to New York?
to see family
for bigger houses
for better jobs
for religious freedom
What could only white male property owners do in colonial NY?
buy a house
vote in elections
trade
sail ships
What country did the Huguenots leave in order to settle in New York?
Spain
Italy
France
Greece
