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Dutch Found New Netherland

Dutch Found New Netherland. Dutch West India Co. establish New Netherland (1621) Expand fur trade New Amsterdam (NYC) capital (1625) Populated by variety of Europeans, as well as Dutch, and free and enslaved Africans Native American relations were generally good. English Takeover.

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Dutch Found New Netherland

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  1. Dutch Found New Netherland • Dutch West India Co. establish New Netherland (1621) • Expand fur trade • New Amsterdam (NYC) capital (1625) • Populated by variety of Europeans, as well as Dutch, and free and enslaved Africans • Native American relations were generally good

  2. English Takeover • King Charles II allowed the duke of York, his bro., to gain control of Dutch territory • Gov. Stuyvesant (Dutch) surrendered w/out a shot being fired • Duke of York was new proprietor • Named colony New York • New Jersey—land he gave to friends

  3. Quakers in PA • Quakers • Believed God’s “inner light” was in all • Services held w/out ministers • Anyone spoke when moved by the spirit • Plainly dressed • Pacifists • Do not defer to rank • Harassed by Anglicans and Puritans • Became a minority group • Penn opened up PA to others from W. Europe

  4. Pennsylvania • Colony created for the Quakers • No land-owning aristocracy • Every adult male received 50 acres of land and right to vote • Gov’t • Representative assembly • Freedom of religion • Capital-Philadelphia “City of Brotherly Love”

  5. PA and Native Americans • Penn sent letter to Lenni Lenapi (Delaware) • Effort to gain respect and friendship • Ensuring fair treatment • Est. court of colonists and Native Americans to settle conflict • Regulated trade

  6. 13 Colonies • Maryland • George Calvert, Lord Baltimore • Religious tolerance • North and South Carolina • Created from land given by King Charles to group of important supporters • Georgia • James Oglethorpe and associates created a debtor’s haven • Few actually came

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