23 Questions
True or false: The Dutch Republic emerged as a major commercial and naval power in the seventeenth century?
True
True or false: The Dutch East India Company maintained an army of 10,000 men and a fleet of 190 ships?
True
True or false: Henry Hudson filed a Dutch claim to Delaware Bay and New York Bay in 1609?
True
The Dutch were regarded as intruders by the English.
True
Peter Stuyvesant surrendered without firing a shot.
True
New Amsterdam was renamed New York in honor of Charles II.
False
True or false: The Dutch West India Company established outposts in Africa and a thriving sugar industry in Brazil.
True
True or false: New Amsterdam was run by and for the Dutch company, in the interests of the stockholders.
True
True or false: The Dutch colony of New Netherland took on a strongly aristocratic tinge and retained it for generations.
True
True or false: Friction with English and Swedish neighbors led to the decline of New Netherland.
True
Which country did the Netherlands rebel against in the sixteenth century?
Spain
During which century did the Dutch Republic emerge as a major commercial and naval power?
17th century
Which Dutch company maintained profitable enterprises in the Caribbean?
Dutch West India Company
Which of the following best describes the Dutch West India Company's primary interest in establishing New Netherland?
Fur trade
What was the main reason for the establishment of New Amsterdam (later New York City)?
Fur trade
What was the outcome of the Dutch expedition to remove the Swedish colony of New Sweden from the Delaware River?
The main fort fell after a bloodless siege
What was the main reason for the decline of New Netherland?
Friction with English and Swedish neighbors
Which country was responsible for the renaming of New Amsterdam to New York?
England
Which group of people wielded disproportionate power in the affairs of colonial New York?
The English
Which group made a colorful contribution to the social customs and folkways of colonial New York?
The Dutch
Which of the following landowning families wielded disproportionate power in colonial New York?
The Livingstons and the De Lanceys
Which of the following is NOT a Dutch place name that was peppered over the land of colonial New York?
Albany (Albanië)
What dangerous game did the Dutch contribute to the social customs and folkways of colonial New York?
Kolf (golf)
Study Notes
Dutch Republic and Colonization
- The Dutch Republic emerged as a major commercial and naval power in the 17th century.
Dutch East India Company
- Maintained an army of 10,000 men and a fleet of 190 ships.
Exploration and Colonization
- Henry Hudson filed a Dutch claim to Delaware Bay and New York Bay in 1609.
- The Dutch West India Company established outposts in Africa and a thriving sugar industry in Brazil.
- New Amsterdam was run by and for the Dutch company, in the interests of the stockholders.
New Netherland
- The Dutch colony of New Netherland took on a strongly aristocratic tinge and retained it for generations.
- Friction with English and Swedish neighbors led to the decline of New Netherland.
Conflict and Renaming
- Peter Stuyvesant surrendered without firing a shot.
- New Amsterdam was renamed New York in honor of Charles II.
- The Dutch expedition to remove the Swedish colony of New Sweden from the Delaware River was successful.
Power Dynamics
- The Dutch West India Company's primary interest in establishing New Netherland was to establish a profitable trading post.
- The main reason for the establishment of New Amsterdam (later New York City) was to establish a foothold in the New World for the Dutch West India Company.
- The Van Rensselaer family was one of the landowning families that wielded disproportionate power in colonial New York.
Cultural Contributions
- The Dutch made a colorful contribution to the social customs and folkways of colonial New York, introducing games like bowling.
Historical Context
- The Netherlands rebelled against Spain in the 16th century.
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