Chapter 4 Review

1. Chapter 4 Review Europeans Come to New York

2. What was the name of the trading company that wanted to set up a Dutch colony in north America? • The Dutch West India Company

3. Which explorer established friendly relations with the Algonquians? • Samuel de Champlain

4. What was the water route to Asia through North America? • The Northwest Passage

5. What was the earliest Dutch settlement in what is now known as new York?

6. Which explorer sailed the half moon into New York Bay? • Henry Hudson

7. Why did the English want to take over New York Bay? • To give them greater control over the east coast of North America

8. Who “gave” New Netherland to his brother, the duke of York? • King Charles II.

9. European explorers came to what is now known as New York because___. • They were looking for a shorter route to Asia.

10. The Dutch forced Peter Stuyvesant to surrender because ___. • They were afraid that the British would destroy them.

11. What else was James, The duke of York called? • The Duke of • Albany

12. In 1733 who was in control of all of the colonies that existed in north America? • The British

13. Why did the Dutch finally hand over New Netherland to the English? • The English had more soldiers, warships, and people living in the colonies.

14. What is the system for producing and delivering goods?

15. Who was the new governor of new Amsterdam that ordered paved streets to be built, repaired run-down buildings, formed New Amsterdam's first paid police force, and made peace with Native Americans? • Peter Stuyvesant