NY/NJ Colony By Daniel C, Shawn P, Joseph K. Block 3

Key Terms Patroon Parliament Monarch Huguenots Palatines Iroquois Confederacy Council of Advisors

History (Joe K.) Founded in New Netherlands (NY) was established in Peter Minuit buys Manhattan from Indians. Capital was New Amsterdam. Dutch colony. Turned over to English in New Amsterdam becomes New York.

History Continued (Joe K.) Dutch fought against English struggle in Dutch immigration, tension in the colony. 1664, New Jersey was assigned and tracked. Patroon families in 1703 owned 1.75 million acres in New York. 1750, patroon wealth grew. Map of New Amsterdam

Government (Daniel C.) 1. Royal Government: ruled directly by the English monarch 2. Governor appointed by King of England 3. Parliament made the laws for the colony while the governors made sure the colonists followed them. 4. The governor chose his own mayors and council of advisors.

Population (Shawn P.) Very diverse population Relatively few slaves Mostly German, Huguenots (French), Dutch Year NJ3,40014,00029,800 NY9,80019,10036,900

Culture (Joe K.) NY colony was a melting pot of cultures. Small settlements Dutch Settlement Trading Destination. Feast of St. Nicholas. Sinter Klaas Grew corn, pumpkins Lettuce, tomatoes, cookies & waffles. German Palatines came. Leader known as Director-General.

Religion (Shawn P.) Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Dutch Calvanists, Presbyterians Quakers (Society of Friends)- radical spiritual justice Catholic- Strong connection with the church Lutheran- Protestant following Martin Luther

Economy (Daniel C.) Colonists made money through fur, lumber trading, the slave trade, iron mining and as merchants in towns. Commonly grown agricultural products include corn, flax, wheat, vegetables and tobacco.

Relations With Native Americans (Shawn P.) Iroquois Confederacy Indians (Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas), Lenape in NJ Traded fur with colonists Conflicts between tribes European diseases

Review of Key People Peter Stuyvesant. Duke York. Lord Berkeley. George Carteret. Richard Nicholls. Peter Minuit. Governor Stuyvesant

Review of Key Events (1621) Dutch West Indian Company established New Netherland (1664) English conquered New Netherland, changed name to New York (1664) British took control of New Jersey from Dutch; Renamed it New Jersey. (1673) Anglo-Dutch war occurred; Dutch captured New Amsterdam (1674) English recaptured New Amsterdam; English and Dutch arrived at peace agreement; New Amsterdam named New York City English