11/19/21 Flashcards
What type of colony was New Amsterdam?
Dutch Colony
What was the first permanent Dutch settlement?
New Amsterdam
Who bought Manhattan?
Dutch West India Co.
How much did the Dutch West India Co. buy Manhattan for?
$24 in trinkets
Who were fighting in Europe over land in the colonies?
The English and Dutch
Who won and gave his brother the land that he won?
King Charles I
Why did King Charles I give his brother the land he won?
He owed his brother money, and decided to give him land instead
Who was King Charles I’s brother?
Duke of York
Who was the governor of New Netherland?
Peter Stuyvesant
What did the colony of New Amsterdam become?
New York
What type of colony did New York become?
Proprietary colony
What is a colony in which the owner owned the land and controlled the gov?
Proprietary colony
Who did the Duke of York give some of his land to?
Lord Berkely and Sir George Carteret
What did Lord Berkely and Sir George Carteret call their land?
New Jersey
What type of colony was New Jersey?
Royal Colony