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Discover New York
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
12/15/2010

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What was the first name of New York City?
Definition
New Amsterdam
Term
When was New York City founded as a small town
Definition
1624
Term
By what immigrants was it founded? What country?
Definition
Dutch, from the netherlands
Term
What was the second wave of immigrants?
Definition
The British
Term
List the five flows of immigrants
Definition
Dutch, British, Irish, Italian/Jews, African Americans
Term
When was the name changed to New York City
Definition
1664
Term
Was New York City the first U.S. Capital?
Definition
No, Philly was.
Term
Why was NYC so Popular?
Definition
Good Harbor/Port, Lots of Immigrants sailing in.
Term
When was the Statue of Liberty made.
Definition
October 28, 1886
Term
Who designed the Statue of Liberty
Definition
Frederick Bartholdi
Term
Who's idea was the twin towers?
Definition
Rockefeller
Term
Who was the Architect of the twin towers?
Definition
Minoru Yamasaki
Term
Who was the engineer of the twin towers?
Definition
Lesly E. Robertson
Term
How many years did it take to build the twin towers?
Definition
7 years
Term
Why did people protest the twin towers?
Definition
The look very industrialized/ruined the skyline/ extrmemly man made-looking
Term

North and South Towers were built in the same year.

T/F

Definition
False
Term

Engineering the twin towers was more difficult then the architecture?

T/F

Definition
true
Term

When was the great depression?

What was the main cause?

Definition

1929

WW1

Term
What president helped the US recover during the depression?
Definition
FDR
Term
Who was the president during WWII?
Definition
Truman and FDR
Term
What Helped us recover from the Great Depression?
Definition
WWII
Term
When did the US Capital move to DC
Definition
July 16, 1790
Term
Who was the Green Pope?
Definition
Benedict XVI
Term
Which country is totally Carbon Free?
Definition
The Vatican
Term

St. Johns Queens campus has the student community garden?

T/F

Definition
True
Term

Why was Ellis Island on an island?

 

Definition
Disease
Term

There is enough legal and affordable housing in NYC for Immigrants and the Homeless?

T/F

Definition
True
Term

Making Drugs legal will increase the drug consumption 

T/F

Definition
False
Term
Why is it called Wall St.
Definition
There used to be a wall on the upper-side of Manhattan.
Term
Two Best Harbors in the World?
Definition
Hong Kong and New York City
Term
What are the 5 Boroughs of NYC?
Definition

Queens

Staten Island

Manhattan

Bronx

Brooklyn

Term
How are the Tutsi and the Hutu recognize each other?
Definition
Tutsi are taller and have thinner noses.
Term
How long has Ellis Island been around?
Definition
sixty two years
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