1. Explorer and Colonization Unit
By Michael Rinella,
Revised for
Marion Elementary
10/06
Mrinella 1/02

2. Christopher Columbus Sailed for Spain in 1492
Explored the Caribbean Islands
He was looking for a route to India
Spain

3. John Cabot Sailed for England in 1497
Explored the Canadian and New England coastline
He was looking for the Northwest Passage
England

4. Giovanni da Verrazano Sailed for France in 1524
Was the first European to arrive in New York
France

5. Jacques Cartier Sailed for France in 1534
Traveled the St. Lawrence River from the Atlantic Ocean
France

6. 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

7. Henry Hudson Sailed for a Dutch Trading Company in 1609
Sailed up the Hudson River as far north as Albany
Holland

8. Peter Minuit
Dutch colonial governor of New Netherland who bought Manhattan Island from Lenni Lenape .
24 dollars? What a bargain!!

9. Peter Stuyvesant
The governor of New Netherland who started a fire department and a night watch

10. John Peter Zenger
Newspaper printer whose trial in 1734 was an important step toward freedom of the press

11. 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”.

12. The Dutch West India Company wanted colonists to go to this new area to trade furs with the Native Americans.

13. The first permanent European settlement, called Fort Orange, was located in what is now Albany.

14. 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.

15. Life in New Netherland changed greatly when the British took over because:

16. *more people came to live and settle in the colony

17. *trade and business grew more profitable as more ships arrived in New York Harbor

18. The British now owned most of the land along the Atlantic coast, which later became the 13 colonies.

19. The End