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11 Cards in this Set
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DUTCH WEST INDIAN COMPANY
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A GROUP OF BUSINESSMEN THAT STARTED A COMPANY TO SEND SETTLERS TO NORTH AMERICA TO SET UP A COLONY.
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COLONY
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A SETTLEMENT RULED BY ANOTHER COUNTRY.
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COLONISTS
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THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE COLONY.
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NEW NETHERLANDS
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THE NAME OF THE NEW DUTCH COLONY. IT INCLUDED PARTS OF WHAT IS NOW NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, AND DELAWARE.
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GOVERNOR
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THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE NEW COLONY.
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PATROON
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THE PERSON WHO OWNED THE LAND.
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LATITUDE
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A MEASURE OF DISTANCE FROM THE EQUATOR, NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR.
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LONGITUDE
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A MEASURE OF DISTANCE FROM THE PRIME MERIDIAN EAST OR WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN (PEELING ORANGE SLICES).
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PETER MINUIT
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THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF THE NEW COLONY. HE PURCHASED THE LAND FROM LENNI LENAPE.
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PETER STUYVESANT
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HE BECAME THE SECOND GOVERNOR OF THE COLONY. HE STARTED THE "RATTLE WATCH" AND "WATCHMEN"
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FORT ORANGE
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THE FIRST PERMANENT EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT IN NEW YORK.
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