New Amsterdam Dutch
Dutch West India Company
A dutch company established by several dutch people in order to trade in north America. They wanted to trade with the native Americans.
Fort Orange.
A fortified settlement located in the northern area of what is now New York. Served as large trading post set up but the first Dutch colonists.
Colonist
A person who lives in a colony.
Colony
A place that is ruled by another country.
Northwest Passage
A water route to Asia through North America. The new route that European explorers were trying to find to cut from Europe to Asia.
Henry Hudson
An English explorer sailing for the Netherlands who arrived in New York Bay in 1609. He sailed up the Hudson river and explored what is now New York
Samuel de Champlain
French Explorer who sailed for france and traveled to what is now northern New York. He reached what a large lake and an named it after himself.
Explorer
Someone who travels to an unknown place to discover new things.
Peter Minuit
The Dutch colonist who bought manhattan island from the native Americans for $24 worth of goods.
New Amsterdam
The Dutch settlement that was started on the island of manhattan. Named after the capital of Netherlands.
Peter Stuyvesnt
The Governor of New Amsterdam in 1647. His nickname was "Old Silver Leg" and "Stubborn Pete". Was a harsh but fair ruler of New Amsterdam. Cleaned up the settlement of New Amsterdam, made peace with the native Americans.
Hudson River Valley
The area along the Hudson valley which was a key trading route.
Deborah Moody
The first woman in 1645 to begin a settlement in colonial America.
Patroon
The landowner in the Dutch settlements. The new settlers in New Netherland who were given a large area of land if they brought with them 50 more settlers to work on the land.
Govener
The leader of a colony or state
New Netherland
The name the dutch gave to their colony in North America and what is now New York and New Jersey.
Lucas Santomee
The son of a former slave in New Amsterdam. He became New Amsterdam's first black doctor.
Profit
the earnings that remain after subtracting the cost of making and selling a product.
