Chapter 4

Samuel de Champlain

French explorer who sailed to northern New York, naming Lake Champlain after himself

some Africans came to New Netherland as a slaves, others as free people, 18 different languages could be heard on the streets of New Netherland, Jews first settled in New Netherland in 1654

Give three examples that show people from different places and cultures lived in New Netherland.

by improving roads and buildings, making peace with the Native Americans and creating a police force

How did Peter Stuyvesant make improvements in New Netherland?

the colonists made money by selling the furs chipped to Europe

How did the Dutch benefit from the fur trade?

they got goods that they did not produce themselves like tools and pans

How did the Native Americans benefit from the fur trade?

The Dutch West India Company gave large areas of land to anyone who would pay to bring over 50 settlers. The settlers worked the patroon's land.

How was the patroon system a way to attract more settlers to New Netherland?

Christopher Columbus

believed he had reached Asia when he landed in North America

Albany

capital city of New York State, located on the Hudson River

Dutch West India Company

company formed by several Dutch people in the early 1600's to set up trade with Native Americans

the Dutch had to swear loyalty to the English king

describe one way life in New Netherland changed after the English took over

they could keep their own language; they could keep their own jobs and ownership of their land

describe two ways life in New Netherland did not change after the English took over

profit

earnings that remain after subtracting the cost of making and selling goods or services

the Dutch were not forced to speak English, officials could keep their jobs, colonists could keep ownership of their land and merchants' trade increased

explain how life was similar in New York and New Netherland for most citizens

the fur trade became less important, but other trade grew; ship building and whaling prospered

explain how the economy changed after the English took over the New Netherlands

many were looking for a Northwest passage; french explorer Samuel de Champlain traveled to what is now northern NY; Henry Hudson sailed into NY Bay; Henry Hudson discovered the Hudson River; Samuel de Champlain discovered Lake Champlain

explain why European explorers first came to North America

to expand their trade and dominate all the east coast colonies

explain why the English wanted to take over New Netherland

Native American received goods such as tools, pots and cloth; the Dutch received animal skins and information about the region

explain why the fur trade was important to both the Dutch and the Native Americans

Samuel de Champlain

explored what is now northern New York and reached Lake Champlain

Richard Nicolls

first governor of the English colony of New York

Deborah Moody

first woman to establish a town, now Gravesend, New York, in Colonia America, in 1645

petition

formal written request given to someone in authority

Fort Orange

fur trading post on the Hudson River and the first Dutch settlement in New York, later renamed albany by the English

Dutch colonists convinced Peter Stuyvesant to give up, the Dutch colonists knew they had no chance against the powerful English and not one shot was fired in the takeover

give three reasons to explain why it was easy for the English to take over New Netherland.

Peater Stuyvesant

governor of the Dutch colony of New Netherland from 1647 to 1664

latitude

has the Equator at 0 dgrees, lines run north to south, clue = ladder

longitude

has the Prime Meridian at 0 degrees, the lines run west to east, clue = long

Long Island

island in southeastern New York. Its western part consists of the Queens and Brooklyn boroughs of New York City, it's eastern part is more suburban

New York City

largest city in the United States, in southeastern New York, originally a Dutch trading post called New Amsterdam, it was the capital of the United States from 1785-1790

governor

leader of a colony or head of the executive branch of a state

Manhattan

one of New York City's five boroughs, located on Manhattan Island

colonitst

person who lives in a colony

explorer

person who travels to unknown places to discover new things

patroon

person who was given land by the Dutch West India Company for paying to bring 50 settlers to New Netherland

William Kidd

pirate who robbed English ships and buried treasure off the coast of Long Island

colony

place that is ruled by another country

Henry Hudson

sailed up the Hudson River in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage

Lucas Santomee

son of a former slave, he became New Amsterdam's first black doctor

New Jersey

state bordering southeastern New York settled by the Dutch in 1660 a part of New Netherland. It was made a separate colony by the English in 1664.

economy

system for producing and delivering goods

Hudson Valley

valley between the Catskill and Taconic mountains through which flows the Hudson River

European explorers

wanted to find a shorter route to Asia and also sailed west across the atlantic ocean to find a water route to Asia

Dutch West India Company

wanted to set up a colony in North America to trade with the Native Americans, especially in fur

Northwest Passage

water route that explorers hoped to discover through north america, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Lenni Lenape believed land could not be owned and the Dutch believed that buying a piece of land meant they owned it.

what is the difference in opinion between the Lenni Lenape and the Dutch about land ownership?

he was sent to improve conditions and profits; he ordered paved streets built and run down buildings repaired and started the first paid police force

why was Peter Stuyvesant importand to New Netherlands and what was one effect of his leadership?

New Amsterdam

Dutch settlement and trading post, at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, that became New York City

James Duke of York

English Duke who sent warships to New Netherland to take over the Dutch colony. New York is named after him.

New Netherland

Colony founded by the Dutch West India Company in 1624, renamed New York by the English in 1664

Peter Minuit

Dutch colonial leader of New Amsterdam, now new york city, who bought manhattan island from the Lenni Lenape

Henry Hudson

English explorer sailing for the Netherlands who traveled up the river named for him

Charles II

English king who gave the land that is now New York and New Jersey to his brother James Duke of York

Christopher Columbus

Italian-born explorer who sailed on behalf of Spain to the Americas in 1492 and made lasting contact between Europe and the Americas