Explorer and Colonization Unit By Michael Rinella, Revised for Marion Elementary 10/06 Mrinella 1/02
Christopher Columbus Sailed for Spain in 1492 Explored the Caribbean Islands He was looking for a route to India Spain
John Cabot Sailed for England in 1497 Explored the Canadian and New England coastline He was looking for the Northwest Passage England
Giovanni da Verrazano Sailed for France in 1524 Was the first European to arrive in New York France
Jacques Cartier Sailed for France in 1534 Traveled the St. Lawrence River from the Atlantic Ocean France
Samuel de Champlain Sailed for France in 1608 Founded Quebec in 1608 and discovered Lake Champlain Joined with the Algonkians in a battle with the Iroquois France
Henry Hudson Sailed for a Dutch Trading Company in 1609 Sailed up the Hudson River as far north as Albany Holland
Peter Minuit Dutch colonial governor of New Netherland who bought Manhattan Island from Lenni Lenape . 24 dollars? What a bargain!!
Peter Stuyvesant The governor of New Netherland who started a fire department and a night watch
John Peter Zenger Newspaper printer whose trial in 1734 was an important step toward freedom of the press
In the 1600s, the Dutch first claimed land in what is now New York In the 1600s, the Dutch first claimed land in what is now New York. They called this land “New Netherland”.
The Dutch West India Company wanted colonists to go to this new area to trade furs with the Native Americans.
The first permanent European settlement, called Fort Orange, was located in what is now Albany.
In 1664, the British took over New Netherland from the Dutch without firing a shot! The British renamed it New York, in honor of the Duke of York.
Life in New Netherland changed greatly when the British took over because:
*more people came to live and settle in the colony
*trade and business grew more profitable as more ships arrived in New York Harbor
The British now owned most of the land along the Atlantic coast, which later became the 13 colonies.
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