NY History quiz 1
How many men did the first large land owners have to convince to live on their land?
50 settlers
Who was Hiawatha?
A Mohawk who convinced the four tribes to accept peace
What did the first Europeans to the place we now call New York call New York City?
The Empire City
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
A group of mechanics, artisans, shopkeepers and sailors led by merchants
Who was John Peter Zenger and why was he important?
A printer hired by The Morris sites to write in the weekly journal
What are the two major linguistic Native American nations in the area we call New York
Algonquin and Iroquoian
What are the Three Sisters and why are they a perfect combination?
Corn, beans and squash; was the perfect balance of carbs, proteins and sugar
What is the philosophy of the "Iroquois" culture?
Hallowed balance, harmony and reciprocity
What is the name the "Iroquois" call themselves
Haudenosaunee
Where is the origin of the Hudson River?
Mt. Marcy
What was the first capital of the USA?
NYC
What is the major regional tension in New York?
NYC and upstate
What did the first Europeans to the place we now call New York call the area?
New Netherlands
What group of Europeans first settled in the place we now call New York, making it unique among all the states?
The Dutch
Why is New York's identity complicated by a "paradoxical political culture"?
Symbol of ruthless capitalism, leader in public education, labor legislation, philanthropy, social services
What are the four main results of the French and Indian War (1756-63) in North America?
The stamp act the quartering act the Townshend act American revolution
What did the British do to Kingston and many other settlements along the Hudson during the American Revolution?
They burned down Kingston and one of the Livingston Manor Mansions
What was the sixth nation to later join the Five Nations at the invitation of the Seneca
Tuscaroras
what is pinkster?
a parade led by king charles
What were the men who received the first large land grants called?
a patroon
What was the first military engagement by the new United State of American?
battle of brooklyn
Which battle of the American Revolution is considered the turning point of the war?
battle of saratoga
What kind of legislature did the first New York State Constitution establish?
bicameral legislature
What is the current name of Kings College
columbia college
Why was there no Bill of Rights attached to the first New York State Constitution
did not need a bill of rights because the people and the states kept any powers not given to the federal government
Who ran a school for Native Americans, mulattos, whites, women, men, slaves, and free blacks in New York City from 1705- 1722?
elias neau
What was the document that thirty-one non-Quakers issued to the director general complaining about religious persecution
flushing remonstrance
What was the major source of wealth in the early period of European settlement
fur trade
Who was the first governor of New York State?
george clinton
Name two prominent white New Yorkers who supported the New York Manumission Society?
george clinton and john jay
Who was the European who first claimed the area we call New York in 1609
henry hudson
What kind of people were bound to their masters by four to seven year contracts
indentured servants
What is the major difference between the European and Native American concepts of land
individual possession and tribal dominance of large areas
Who was the surrogate for the tensions that arose during the initial period of English rule?
jacob leisler
Which governor of New York began the process of emancipation of slaves in 1799?
john jay
Who became the second governor of New York?
john jay
Who were the three main framers of the New York State Constitution?
john jay gouverneur morris robert livingston
Where was the New York State Constitution written and presented to the people
kingston
What was the slogan that grew out of the first overt, organized, violent challenge to imperial authority?
no taxation without representation
What is "upside down capitalism"
not to get goods themselves but to give them to others
Which of the Five Nations had responsibility for the Tree of Peace
onondaga
Who was the last Director General of New Netherland?
peter stuyvesant
What is the "Covenant Chain"?
plan or mutual obligation
Which group of people first brought slaves to what we now call New York
the dutch
What was the target of the colonists' first overt, organized, violent challenge to imperial authority?
the stamp act
Where did colonists both socialize and do business?
the tavern
Where did the English establish a slave market in 1711?
wall street