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14 Cards in this Set
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What is one reason why European explorers came to what is now NY?
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They were looking for a shorter route to Asia.
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Who sailed on the Half Moon into NY Bay?
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Henry Hudson
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Who named a large lake in Northern NY after himself?
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Samuel de Champlain
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What was one of the earliest Dutch settlements in what is now NY?
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New Netherland
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What are three examples of major types of work in the New Netehrland settlement?
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building houses, farming, and trading
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Did the people of New Netherland speak many or few languages?
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Many languages.
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Africans in New Netherland...
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1- Some came to the colony as free people. 2- The first Africans arrived as slaves. 3- Some were able to earn their freedom.
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The fur trade between the colonists and Native Americans...
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1- Furs were sent down the Hudson River to New Amsterdam and then shipped to Europe and sold. 2- For Orange was the key fur-trading post in New Netherland. 3- Both the Dutch and the Native Americans benefited from the fur trade.
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In a patroon system, why did a patroon receive land?
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A patroon received land for bringing 50 settlers to New Netherland.
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What was daily life like in New Amsterdam?
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1- Most families heated their homes and cooked daily meals with a huge fireplace. 2- School was closed on the first day the ponds froze each winter. 3- Boys and girls attended school three hours each morning and three hours each afternoon.
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What was the main reason the English wanted to take over New Netherland?
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It would give the English greater control of the east coast of North America.
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How did Charles II begin to take control of New Netherland?
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He gave New Netherland to his brother and sent warships to New Amsterdam.
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What was life like for the Dutch under English rule?
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1- They could own land. 2- The were required to swear loyaly to the English king. 3- They could keep their jobs.
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What was one way Ny's economy changed under English rule?
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Shipbuilding became important.
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