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courthouse	What was being built that resulted in the discovery of the African Burial Ground?
Charleston, South Carolina	Which city in North America held the most slaves in the 1700s?
1990s	When was as African burial ground discovered after the building of new courthouse?
1735	In what year was John Peter Zenger tried?
Manhattan	On what island did Zenger's trial occur?
1754	In what year was Columbia University chartered?
George II	Under what king did the founding of Columbia University occur?
King's College	What was the original name of Columbia University?
John Peter Zenger	Which trial in Manhatten helped establish the right of freedom of the press?
1754	Columbia University of New York was founded in what year?
New York	The Stamp Act Congress had a meeting in 1765 in which US city?
Battle of Long Island	What was the biggest battle of the American Revolution?
Brooklyn	In what borough did the Battle of Long Island occur?
August 1776	In what month and year was the Battle of Long Island fought?
10,000	About how many escaped slaves were in New York during the time the British occupied it?
1783	In what year did the American Revolutionary War end?
The Battle of Long Island	Which battle was the largest battle of the American Revolutionary war?
Brooklyn	Which borough of New York was the Battle of Long Island fought?
1783	When did the English army start to retreat and evacuate NYC during the Battle of Long Island?
September 11, 1776	On what date did the peace conference on Staten Island occur?
Lord Howe	Who was the British representative at the Conference House meeting?
Great Fire of New York	What notable catastrophe took place under the British occupation?
Manhattan	In what modern-day borough did the Great Fire happen?
Trinity Church	What noted religious building was destroyed in the Great Fire?
Lord Howe	Who was the English general who met with Benjamin Franklin on Septermber 11, 1776?
the Great Fire of New York	Which natural disaster happened after English occupation of Lower Manhattan?
1785	In what year did New York become the United States capital?
George Washington	Who was the United States' first President?
Federal Hall	In what building did the Supreme Court of the United States first sit?
Wall Street	On what street did the writing of the Bill of Rights occur?
Philadelphia	What was the second largest city in the United States in 1790?
Congress of the Confederation	Which organization made New York the national capital in 1785?
capital	New York City became the first what under the new Constitution of the United States?
1789	The first president, George Washington, took office in what year?
1790	By which year, did New York City become the largest city in the United States?
1799	In what year did the state of New York pass a law to free the slaves?
Manhattan	What borough was home to a notable population of free African-Americans?
Alexander Hamilton	Along with John Jay, who founded the New York Manumission Society?
1827	In what year did the state of New York eliminate slavery?
16,000	In 1840, about how many African-Americans lived in New York City?
1799	The gradual abolition act in New York was formed in what year?
1827	When was slavery completely outlawed in the state of New York?
Commissioners' Plan	What plan of 1811 spread a grid of streets across Manhattan?
1825	In what year did the Erie Canal finish building?
Tammany Hall	What political machine controlled New York politics in this era?
Irish	Along with German immigrants, immigrants of what nationality supported Tammany Hall?
1825	The Erie Canal was finished being built in what year?
Central Park	What was the name of the first urban landscaped park in the United States?
1857	In what year was Central Park founded?
first landscaped	Central park, in 1857, became the first park in America to become what?
Great Irish Famine	What event brought many Irish immigrants to the United States?
200,000	In 1860, approximately how many people of Irish extraction were in New York?
a quarter	In 1860, what fraction of the city population was composed of Irish immigrants?
25%	In 1860, what percentage of the city population was composed of German immigrants?
revolutions	What events provoked the immigration of people from Germany?
Great Irish Famine	Which event brought upon a lot of Irish immigrants to NYC?
Over 200,000	How many immigrants that were Irish were living in New York in 1860?
Fernando Wood	Who was the mayor of New York City in 1861?
$300	What was the commutation fee to avoid being conscripted during the American Civil War?
Irish	People of what ethnicity most visibly participated in the Draft Riots of 1863?
120	About how many people died during the Draft Riots of 1863?
10,000	What was the approximate African-American population of New York City in 1865?
Colored Orphan Asylum	The Draft Riots caused which building to burn down in 1863?
1898	In what year was the modern City of New York founded?
1904	In what year did the subway begin operation?
the Bronx	Portions of what modern-day borough were included in the County of New York?
1904	The subway of New York was first available in what year?
1904	In what year did the General Slocum disaster occur?
1,021	How many people died on the General Slocum?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory	In what building did the city's deadliest industrial disaster occur?
146	How many people died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union	The growth of what organization was prompted by the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire	A catastrophe in 1911 that killed 146 workers was called what?
36,620	How many non-white people lived in New York in 1890?
Harlem Renaissance	What was the name of the Prohibition-era African-American cultural flourishing in New York?
36,620	What was the population of people in New York that were not Caucasian in 1890?
London	In the early 1920s, what was the second most highly populated city in the world?
megacity	What is the term for a city with a population of over 10 million?
Fiorello La Guardia	Who was mayor of New York during the Great Depression?
eighty	For about how many years did Tammany Hall control New York political life?
megacity	In the 1930s, New York City had more than 10 million people becoming the first what in history?
1952	When was construction finished on the United Nations Headquarters?
Paris	Prior to New York, what city was the center of the world of art?
abstract expressionism	What artistic movement caused New York to overtake Paris as the global art center?
United Nations	The headquarters what organization was done being build in 1952 in New York?
the Stonewall Inn	The Stonewall riots are named after what building?
Greenwich Village	In what neighborhood did the Stonewall riots occur?
June 28, 1969	On what date did the Stonewall riots take place?
Manhattan	In what borough did the Stonewall riots happen?
a police raid	What event provoked the Stonewall riots?
Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan	Where did the Stonewall riots happen?
2000	In what year did the population of New York first reach an all-time high in this period?
2010	In what year did the population of New York reach an all-time high for the second time in this period?
Silicon Alley	What was the name of a new sector of the New York economy that appeared in the 1990s?
1990s	In what decade did the crime rate drop significantly?
1970s	In what decade was there a significant decline in industrial jobs?
1970s	Which decade did massive job losses happen in NYC due to industrial issues?
American Airlines Flight 11	What was the name of the aircraft that crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower on September 11, 2001?
United Airlines Flight 175	What was the name of the aircraft that crashed into the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11, 2001?
343	How many firefighters died in the World Trade Center attack?

courthouse

What was being built that resulted in the discovery of the African Burial Ground?

Charleston, South Carolina

Which city in North America held the most slaves in the 1700s?

1990s

When was as African burial ground discovered after the building of new courthouse?

1735

In what year was John Peter Zenger tried?

Manhattan

On what island did Zenger's trial occur?

1754

In what year was Columbia University chartered?

George II

Under what king did the founding of Columbia University occur?

King's College

What was the original name of Columbia University?

John Peter Zenger

Which trial in Manhatten helped establish the right of freedom of the press?

1754

Columbia University of New York was founded in what year?

New York

The Stamp Act Congress had a meeting in 1765 in which US city?

Battle of Long Island

What was the biggest battle of the American Revolution?

Brooklyn

In what borough did the Battle of Long Island occur?

August 1776

In what month and year was the Battle of Long Island fought?

10,000

About how many escaped slaves were in New York during the time the British occupied it?

1783

In what year did the American Revolutionary War end?

The Battle of Long Island

Which battle was the largest battle of the American Revolutionary war?

Brooklyn

Which borough of New York was the Battle of Long Island fought?

1783

When did the English army start to retreat and evacuate NYC during the Battle of Long Island?

September 11, 1776

On what date did the peace conference on Staten Island occur?

Lord Howe

Who was the British representative at the Conference House meeting?

Great Fire of New York

What notable catastrophe took place under the British occupation?

Manhattan

In what modern-day borough did the Great Fire happen?

Trinity Church

What noted religious building was destroyed in the Great Fire?

Lord Howe

Who was the English general who met with Benjamin Franklin on Septermber 11, 1776?

the Great Fire of New York

Which natural disaster happened after English occupation of Lower Manhattan?

1785

In what year did New York become the United States capital?

George Washington

Who was the United States' first President?

Federal Hall

In what building did the Supreme Court of the United States first sit?

Wall Street

On what street did the writing of the Bill of Rights occur?

Philadelphia

What was the second largest city in the United States in 1790?

Congress of the Confederation

Which organization made New York the national capital in 1785?

capital

New York City became the first what under the new Constitution of the United States?

1789

The first president, George Washington, took office in what year?

1790

By which year, did New York City become the largest city in the United States?

1799

In what year did the state of New York pass a law to free the slaves?

Manhattan

What borough was home to a notable population of free African-Americans?

Alexander Hamilton

Along with John Jay, who founded the New York Manumission Society?

1827

In what year did the state of New York eliminate slavery?

16,000

In 1840, about how many African-Americans lived in New York City?

1799

The gradual abolition act in New York was formed in what year?

1827

When was slavery completely outlawed in the state of New York?

Commissioners' Plan

What plan of 1811 spread a grid of streets across Manhattan?

1825

In what year did the Erie Canal finish building?

Tammany Hall

What political machine controlled New York politics in this era?

Irish

Along with German immigrants, immigrants of what nationality supported Tammany Hall?

1825

The Erie Canal was finished being built in what year?

Central Park

What was the name of the first urban landscaped park in the United States?

1857

In what year was Central Park founded?

first landscaped

Central park, in 1857, became the first park in America to become what?

Great Irish Famine

What event brought many Irish immigrants to the United States?

200,000

In 1860, approximately how many people of Irish extraction were in New York?

a quarter

In 1860, what fraction of the city population was composed of Irish immigrants?

25%

In 1860, what percentage of the city population was composed of German immigrants?

revolutions

What events provoked the immigration of people from Germany?

Great Irish Famine

Which event brought upon a lot of Irish immigrants to NYC?

Over 200,000

How many immigrants that were Irish were living in New York in 1860?

Fernando Wood

Who was the mayor of New York City in 1861?

$300

What was the commutation fee to avoid being conscripted during the American Civil War?

Irish

People of what ethnicity most visibly participated in the Draft Riots of 1863?

120

About how many people died during the Draft Riots of 1863?

10,000

What was the approximate African-American population of New York City in 1865?

Colored Orphan Asylum

The Draft Riots caused which building to burn down in 1863?

1898

In what year was the modern City of New York founded?

1904

In what year did the subway begin operation?

the Bronx

Portions of what modern-day borough were included in the County of New York?

1904

The subway of New York was first available in what year?

1904

In what year did the General Slocum disaster occur?

1,021

How many people died on the General Slocum?

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

In what building did the city's deadliest industrial disaster occur?

146

How many people died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?

International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union

The growth of what organization was prompted by the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

A catastrophe in 1911 that killed 146 workers was called what?

36,620

How many non-white people lived in New York in 1890?

Harlem Renaissance

What was the name of the Prohibition-era African-American cultural flourishing in New York?

36,620

What was the population of people in New York that were not Caucasian in 1890?

London

In the early 1920s, what was the second most highly populated city in the world?

megacity

What is the term for a city with a population of over 10 million?

Fiorello La Guardia

Who was mayor of New York during the Great Depression?

eighty

For about how many years did Tammany Hall control New York political life?

megacity

In the 1930s, New York City had more than 10 million people becoming the first what in history?

1952

When was construction finished on the United Nations Headquarters?

Paris

Prior to New York, what city was the center of the world of art?

abstract expressionism

What artistic movement caused New York to overtake Paris as the global art center?

United Nations

The headquarters what organization was done being build in 1952 in New York?

the Stonewall Inn

The Stonewall riots are named after what building?

Greenwich Village

In what neighborhood did the Stonewall riots occur?

June 28, 1969

On what date did the Stonewall riots take place?

Manhattan

In what borough did the Stonewall riots happen?

a police raid

What event provoked the Stonewall riots?

Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan

Where did the Stonewall riots happen?

2000

In what year did the population of New York first reach an all-time high in this period?

2010

In what year did the population of New York reach an all-time high for the second time in this period?

Silicon Alley

What was the name of a new sector of the New York economy that appeared in the 1990s?

1990s

In what decade did the crime rate drop significantly?

1970s

In what decade was there a significant decline in industrial jobs?

1970s

Which decade did massive job losses happen in NYC due to industrial issues?

American Airlines Flight 11

What was the name of the aircraft that crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower on September 11, 2001?

United Airlines Flight 175

What was the name of the aircraft that crashed into the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11, 2001?

343

How many firefighters died in the World Trade Center attack?