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describe africans in new netherland

*some came to the colony as free people *some were able to earn freedom *the first africans arrived as enslaved people

how did king charles 2 take control of new netherland

In 1664, James, Duke of York and brother to King Charles II, asserted his claim to the entire region between the Connecticut and Delaware rivers

economy

System for producing and distributing goods and services

patroon

a person who brought 50 settlers to New Netherland and in return received a large land , a person who brought 50 settlers to New Netherland and in return received a large land grant and other special privileges. from the dutch west india company

explorer

a person who travels to unknown places to discover new things

what were the major types of work in the new netherland settlement

building houses farming trading

dutch west india company

company formed by several dutch people in the early 1600's to set up trade with the native americans

describe the fur trade between colonists and native americans

furs were sent down the hudson river to new amsterdam and then shipped to europe and sold

petiton

is a written request given to a offical

what is one of the earliest dutch settlements in what is now new york

new amsterdam

colonist

person who lives in a colony

colony

place that is owned by another county

why did the english want to take over new netherland

the Dutch governor of New Amsterdam was so unpopular the inhabitants invited the English to take it. Around 30 years later, the Dutch peacefully took over England in the Glorious Revolution of 1689

profit

the amount of money left over after expenses are taken out

what was life like for the dutch under english rule

the dutch had to swear loyalty to the english kings but they can keep there langue

why was the dutch fur trade important to both dutch and native americans

the dutch made money by shipping furs to europe and native americans senefited frome the tools and cloth made by the eropeans

governor

the leader of a colony or state

why did dutch colonists urge peter stuyesant to surrender to the english

they feared english may destroy them

what is one reason why european explorers came to what is now new york

they were looking for a shorter route to asia

northwest passage

water route that explorers hoped to discover through north america, connecting the atlantic and pacific ocean


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