Colonial NY Review

Who was the 1st governor of New Netherland? He bought Manhattan

Island from the Algonquians.

Answer: Peter Minuit

Name the 2nd governor of New Netherland. He made New

Netherland safer by passing laws.

Answer: Peter Stuyvesant

How did the British take over New Netherland?

Answer: They didn’t fire a shot. (Not a single shot was fired) They had more guns

than the Dutch.

These people gave part of what they grew to the owner of a manor in return for use of the land.

• Answer: tenant farmers

People who promised to work for an employee for a period of time and in return the employer paid for

their boat trip to the colony.

• Answer: indentured servants

What do you call money people pay to the

government so that it can perform services?

Answer: taxes

What is a large piece of land that the owner rents in smaller plots to a number of farmers called?

Answer: manor

Describe a double house.

Answer: Houses that had a business on the ground floor and a home upstairs.

____________ is the practice of making one person the property of

another.

Answer: slavery

This was an important industry on Long Island in

colonial times.

Answer: whaling; shipbuilding

New York was named after this person.

Answer: James, Duke of York (the king of England’s brother)

What was the Zenger trial about?

Answer: freedom of the press

______________ was the 1st governor of the British colony, New York.

Answer: Richard Nicolls

Which two cities were considered centers of business because they were important

markets for buying and selling goods?

Answer: Albany, NYC

What is the place where grain is ground into flour

called?

Answer: gristmill

Name some chores children had on farms.

Answer: feed the animals, gathered berries, help sew clothing, gather food

Describe the life of a farmer on a manor.

Answer: farmers grew vegetables; workers made items like iron, pots, kettles; strong communities developed; children

would take over farmers when they got old enough