NY History quiz 1

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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


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