1. Middle Netherlands

2. Bellwork
What are some benefits that come from having religious toleration in a colony?
Can you think of any drawbacks?

3. Standard
8.5 Describe the settlement of New Netherlands and the subsequent possession of the colony by the English, including: (C, E, G, H)
Dutch influences
Peter Stuyvesant
Patroon System
Renaming to New York
Diverse population

4. New Netherlands
Where do you think it was? Why do you think it was called the New Netherlands?
Growth and Diversity
Patroon System: Giving large pieces of land to investors, while requiring them to start settlements
Religious Toleration: Why?

5. Religious Toleration Peter Stuyvesant – Governor of New Netherlands
Heavily influenced New York City
Was an enemy of Religious Toleration

7. Diversity
New York City
1654 – Missionary reported 18 languages

8. New York began as the Dutch colony of New Netherland, which owed its economic success to trade with Native Americans and British colonies.
Dutch
Swedish
French
Portuguese
English
Population of New Netherland
However, New Netherland had only a small Dutch population, and its other colonists were often hostile to Dutch rule.

9. England and Holland had tense relations because:
New Netherland separated England’s northern colonies from its more southern colonies.
New Netherland traded with English colonies, which violated Britain’s mercantile laws.

10. So how did New “Netherland” become “New York?”
In 1664, England’s King Charles II told his brother James, Duke of York, that he could have New Netherland if he conquered it.
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New Netherland
With the help of a few warships, James did just that.
New York
James defeated Governor Stuyvesant and renamed the colony New York and its capital New York City.

11. Dutch influence is still obvious…
Brooklyn (Breuckelen)
Harlem (Haarlem)
Coney Island (Conye Eylandt)
Broadway (Breede Wegh)

12. Dutch influence is still obvious…

13. New York
In 1665, part of southern New York split off and formed a new colony, New Jersey.
New Jersey