A | B |
How was Manhattan purchased? | Governor Minuit "bought" Manhattan Island from the American Indians for items worth about $24 |
How was New Amsterdam developed? | People slowly started moving to the area. Colonies, communities, and jobs formed. |
Fad of Colonial Times | Beaver Hat |
Elected Leaders | Leaders that people vote for |
Appointed Leaders | Leaders that people in charge choose |
Peter Stuyvesant's Curfew Policy | People off the streets at 9:00pm |
Peter Stuyvesant's Fire Saftey Policy | People had chimney inspections, fireproofing of their homes, and bucket brigades. |
Peter Stuyvesant's Rattle Watch Policy | Group of people who protected the town by looking for danger |
Patroon | A landowner |
Tenant | A farmer who rented or leased land from the patroon |
Global Market | A market where products are bought and sold between different countries |
Bartering | Trading one type of good for another (not for money) |
Fact about Colonial Schoolteacher | Ran school in the teachers home and made kids wear a dunce cap if they did not behave |
Fact about Colonial Silversmith | Melted old silver objects to make new ones |
Fact about Colonial Blacksmith | Shaped items by heating iron and made items for people such as tools |
Fact about Colonial Innkeeper | Let travelers stay in their homes and took care of them |
Fact about Colonial Printer | Used type blocks to write a story and squeezed the paper and ink together to make a newspaper |
Fact about Colonial Wigmaker | Measured peoples heads and made heavy, hot, and uncomfortable, but popular wigs |