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How was Manhattan purchased? | American Indians accepted cloths, knives, and other trinkets worth about $24. |
How was New Amsterdam developed? | The Dutch Settelers thought they could become wealthy so they came to build houses and a town in New Amsterdam. |
Why was it difficult for all of the colonists who came to the New World to get along? | There were many different people from many different places coming together into only ONE settlement. |
How did the Dutch West India Company play an important role in the settlement of the New York colony? | They persuaded colonists to move from Europe and settle in New York. |
Patroon | A Landowner |
Global Market | A market where products are bought and sold between different countries |
Bartering | Trading one type of good for another |
Tenant | A farmer who rented or leased land from the partroon |
How did colonial jobs depend on each other to do their job successfully? | They needed the materials and finished products from other trades to be successful at their trade |
Give one example of how a trade depends on a different trade to be successful. | The farmer needed the blacksmith to create tools |
Elected Leader | A leader chosen by the people to lead. |
Appointed Leader | A leader selected by the people in charge. |
Entrepreneur | Someone who takes risks to create something or find a better way to do something. |
Why did most Dutch people want to come to the New World? | The land was fertile, had many trade options, and an abundance of natural resources. |
Why was trade so important? | Colonists could barter for what they needed and Native Americans had skins, furs, cloth and food to trade. |
What land features were important for settlement? | Grasslands, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Oceans, Forests |
What are some positive policies that Peter Stuyvesant implemented when he was governor? | He made curfews to get off the street at 9:00 pm, formed the bucket brigade, laws to keep chimneys clean, formed the rattle watch. |
What are some traits that Peter Stuyvesant possessed? | He was mean-tempered, bossy, stubborn and treated people badly. |