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What did builder's use in place of steel rods as re-inforcement?
supervising agencies
Who was supposed to inspect building to see if they met national standards?
corrupt government officials
Who has not been brought to justice?
many families
Who is still looking for compensation and justice?
threat of arrest
What has the government threatened people with to keep them from protesting?
the Times
What media reported the threat of arrest?
their only child
What did many families lose in the earthquake?
New York
What city in the United States has the highest population?
New York
In what city is the United Nations based?
New York
What city has been called the cultural capital of the world?
New York
What American city welcomes the largest number of legal immigrants?
New York City
The major gateway for immigration has been which US city?
New York City
The most populated city in the United States is which city?
five
How many boroughs comprise New York City?
1898
In what year were the five boroughs combined into one city?
8,491,079
In 2014, what did the census estimate the population of New York City to be?
305
What is the size of New York City in square miles?
23.6 million
What is the population of New York's Combined Statistical Area?
five
How man boroughs does New York City contain?
Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island
The five boroughs of New York City are named what?
1898
All five boroughs of New York City formed into one city on what date?
8,491,079
What is the population of New York City as of 2014?
800
How many languages are spoken by the people of New York City?
New Amsterdam
What was the trading post that preceded New York City called?
the Dutch Republic
What nation founded New Amsterdam?
1790
In what year did New York become the largest city in the United States?
1664
When did the English take over the area from the Dutch?
1790
In what year did New York cease the be the capital of the United States?
1624
When was New York City established?
1626
New Amsterdam became the title of New York City in what past date?
1664
The English occupied New York City beginning on what date?
1790
New York City is the biggest city in the United States since what historical date?
56 million
How many tourists visited New York in 2014?
469
How many stations are operated by the New York City Subway?
Manhattan
In what borough is Wall Street located?
120
How many school and universities are in NYC?
New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ
NYC has the two largest stock exchanges in the world which are called what?
Staten Island
What island was once a part of Long Island?
the Wisconsinan glaciation
During what period was the area around New York City located at the edge of an ice sheet 1,000 feet deep?
ice sheet
Long Island and Staten Island were split in half by what geographical phenomenon?
Lenapehoking
What was the name of the Lenape homeland?
1524
In what year did the first European arrive in the New York area?
Giovanni da Verrazzano
What was the name of the first European who arrived in the New York area?
La Dauphine
What was the name of Giovanni da Verrazzano's ship?
France
What nation did Giovanni da Verrazzano serve?
Nouvelle Angoulême
What did Giovanni da Verrazzano call the area when he staked claim on it?
1524
When was the first European to visit the area of NYC?
La Dauphine
Giovanni da Verrazzano's ship that sailed to New York was named what?
France
Giovani da Verrazzano was an explorer from which country?
1525
In what year did a Spanish expedition visit New York Harbor?
Estêvão Gomes
Who commanded the Spanish expedition?
Portuguese
What was the nationality of Estêvão Gomes?
Charles V
What monarch did Estêvão Gomes serve?
La Anunciada
What was the name of Estêvão Gomes's ship?
Rio de San Antonio
The front of the Hudson River was named what by Estevao Gomes?
Padrón Real
What was the first map to show the whole North American East coast?
Henry Hudson
What was the name of the explorer who visited the area in 1609?
Dutch East India Company
Who was Henry Hudson working for?
1614
In what year did the Netherlands claim the area between Delaware Bay and Cape Cod?
ten
How many days did Henry Hudson spend exploring the region?
North River
What did Henry Hudson call the river that is now called the Hudson River?
Dutch East India Company
Henry Hudson worked for which company in the 1600s?
1614
In what year was the land between Cape Cod and Delaware Bay claimed by the Dutch?
Henry Hudson
Which explorer sailed his ship into New York harbor in 1609?
Santo Domingo
Where was Juan Rodriguez born?
Jan Rodrigues
What did the Dutch call Juan Rodriguez?
trader
What was Juan Rodriguez's occupation?
Juan Rodriguez Way
What is the street that is named after Juan Rodriguez?
winter
During what season did Juan Rodriguez first come to New York?
Juan Rodriguez
Who was the first non-Indian person to live in what is now NYC?
Broadway, from 159th Street to 218th Street
Which street in NYC today is now named after Juan Rodriguez?
Governors Island
On what island did the Dutch set up a settlement to trade furs?
Manhattan Island
On what island was Fort Amsterdam built?
1625
In what year did construction begin on Fort Amsterdam?
Peter Minuit
What person bought Manhattan from the Canarsie for the Dutch?
1626
In what year did the Dutch buy Manhattan?
1624
New Netherland established a permanent European presence in what year?
1625
What year did building begin of Fort Amsterdam on Manhattan Island?
glass beads
What was the myth that Manhattan was bought for by General Peter Minuit ?
New York
What did the English call New Amsterdam after its capture?
James II
What was the regnal name of the Duke of York?
Peter Stuyvesant
What person gave up New Amsterdam to the English?
Director-General
What was Peter Stuyvesant's title?
1664
In what year did the English take over New Amsterdam?
Peter Stuyvesant
Who gave up New Amsterdam to the English without a fight in 1664?
William III
What was the regnal name of the Prince of Orange?
August 24, 1673
What was the date of Anthonio Colve's capture of New York?
New Orange
What did Colve call New York after he captured it?
1674
In what year did the Dutch give New York back to the English?
Anthonio Colve
August 24, 1673 is when which Dutch officer took control of NYC?
England
The Dutch gave back the island to which country in 1674 after their trade routes had been destroyed?
King William III
New York was called New Orange for a period based off which historical figure?
Second Anglo-Dutch War
After what war did the English receive New Amsterdam?
200
How many Lenape lived in the area in 1700?
Run
What was the name of the island the English traded to the Dutch in return for New Amsterdam?
200
In 1700, the Lenape Native American population had dwindled to how many?
Second Anglo-Dutch War
After which war did England gain New York in exchange for Run, an Indonesian island?
42%
In 1730, what percentage of New York households were slave-holding?
Charleston, South Carolina
In 1730, what American city had the highest percentage of slaveholders?
Foley Square
Near what square was the African Burial Ground unearthed?