New York history: Haudenosaunee, Dutch New Amsterdam, the Revolution, Erie Canal, immigration through Ellis Island, and the growth of New York City.
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- What group of Native Americans lived in what is now New York before Europeans arrived?
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The Haudenosaunee, also called the Iroquois Confederacy- The Haudenosaunee Confederacy was made up of how many nations?
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Six nations- Name one of the six nations that formed the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
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Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, or Tuscarora- What three crops did the Haudenosaunee grow together and call the Three Sisters?
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Corn, beans, and squash- What kind of government did the Haudenosaunee have where separate nations worked together?
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A confederacy- What was New Amsterdam?
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A Dutch settlement that later became New York City- In what year did Dutch traders found New Amsterdam?
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1624- What was the main business that brought Dutch settlers to New Amsterdam?
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The fur trade- Who was the strict Dutch governor of New Amsterdam known for enforcing rules?
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Peter Stuyvesant- What river made New Amsterdam a good location for a trading post?
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The Hudson River- In what year did the English take over New Amsterdam from the Dutch?
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1664- What new name did the English give to the Dutch settlement?
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New York- What English king was New York named after?
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King James II- What year did the American colonists declare their independence from Great Britain?
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1776- Who was the commanding general of the American Revolutionary Army?
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George Washington
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