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Pre-Assessment for New York State Virtual Museum
Take A Fascinating Journey Through New York State

1. Who is the governor of New York State?

2. What is the capital of New York State?

3. Why is the Erie Canal important to New York State?

4. Why did people from different lands immigrate to America in the 1800s and early 1900s?

5. What landmark greets immigrants in New York Harbor?

6. Who elects the sachem in a Native American tribe?

7. What is the responsibility of the clan mother in a Native American tribe?

8. What are the two types of Native American homes?

9. Who was the last Dutch governor of New Amsterdam?

10. Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who led the Women’s Suffrage Movement?