Making 13 Coloneys 9,10,24 and 25 Flashcards
When Did Jamestown Make It?
Thru 1612 and 1619
Jamestown Makes it because “ at least the settlers found gold” what is meant by gold?
Gold is Tobacco Seeds because it’s addicting
Many of the colonists who came to Virginia were indentured servants. How did these servants, often young and poor, pay for their passage for jamestown?
They worked as a servant for 7 to 9 years as indentured servants.
What is a major reason settlers found it difficult to enslave indians?
Indians could just run away because they knew the area well and they were very powerful at that time.
What can be Purchased for 120 pounds of tobacco on a Jamestown Dock in 1619?
A wife Could be bought at a Jamestown dock.
Why is there 13 stripes on the U.S Flag
For the 13 colonies
Define Pluralistic
a system in which two groups co-exists
Poles,Dutch, German and Italian
Who Brought Tobacco To Jamestown?
James Ralph
Define Colony
A place that is owned by another country Pg.92
Which Years mark the beginning and end of the colonial period in United states history?
1607-1776 Pg.92
The first European country that first settled in modern-day new york was
Holland or New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam is the original name of what city in the U.S?
New york city
New Netherlands was the original name of what state located in the U.S?
New York and new jersey combined
In September in 1609, Henry Hudson and his crew sailed up what river?
Noort river which is now called Hudson River
Who is Old Silvernails?
Peter Stuyvesant
The Half moon was probably the first European ship that the native Americans living along the river had ever seen. According to the book may Indians probably believed the boat and crew were?
They came from Gods and the crew as his messengers
Old Silvernails was in charge of what area?
The Dutch Governor of New Netherland
Jews were allowed to trade and own houses in New Amsterdam, but not until this were they allowed to build a synagogue
1730
Describe the advantages of New York harbor
It has a very deep River,it’s a bay area and it comes to gradual land
How did old Silvernails get his nickname?
He has a wooden leg decorated with Silvernails
In 1709, a market was set up on the corner of wall and water streets. It was a slave market where men, women and children were bought and sold. List three facts regarding slavery in New amsterdam? New york city
1/10 New yorkers were black, Most were slaves but some were free, There was a tax on each slave
What is the name of the slave company that controlled many Dutch colonies worldwide, including New Netherlands
The Dutch west india company
How are Colonial and modern New York Similar
They are both designed to make money, Multicultural and the dutch were the first people to bring money
Is Henry Hudson one of his era’s most famous Dutch Navigator
No, He Is English
Why were Beaver pelts valuable to Europeans
Used to make Fancy Clothing and They were a fashion trend back then
Hudson, as well as other explorers died trying to find a_____________ Passage to asia
A shortcut passage to asia by sea, Northwest Passage
Finding Settlers willing to leave the netherlands for new netherlands for the new netherland was difficult because?
Most of the people wanted to stay because they were rich and there was almost no poor people
Manhattan was Purchased for a equivalent of 24$ from this company?
The Dutch west India Company
What year was slaves first brought to new amsterdam
1626
When did the british take new amsterdam from the dutch
1664, They named it New York and took over without a shot fired.
