1. What was the name of the corporation that began to run Holland’s colony in New Amsterdam in 1624?

2. How many people settled in the first colony in New Amsterdam?

3. In 1626, how many African slaves arrived in New Amsterdam from Angola?

4. For how much money did the Dutch buy the island of Manhattan?

5. What was the main goal of the Dutch in New Amsterdam?

6. Why was 1643 known as “The Year of the Blood”?

7. Why was Peter Stuyvesant hired to lead the colony of New Amsterdam?

8. What were some of the laws passed by Stuyvesant soon after he took control of New Amsterdam?



9. Why was a wall built from the East River to the Hudson River?



10. What were the nationalities of the various settlers of New Amsterdam?



11. How did Peter Stuyvesant act when Jews moved to New Amsterdam?



12. How come England was able to conquer New Amsterdam on August 27, 1664, without fighting the Dutch?



13. What did England rename New Amsterdam? Why was this name chosen?