The document provides guided notes about the colony of New Netherland, which was founded by the Dutch along the Hudson River in North America in the early 1600s. It details how the Dutch West India Company established settlements like New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island to capitalize on the fur trade. It then summarizes how the Dutch lost the colony to the English in 1664, who changed the name to New York and made it a royal colony distinct from other English settlements.

1. Name: __________________
New Netherlands
Guided Notes
Bell Ringer: ___________________________________
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Essential Question: ____________________________
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1. Why were the Dutch interested in America? _______________
2. The ___________ ________ _________ _____________ was formed
by merchants in 1624.
3. New Netherland was founded along what waterway?_______________
4. _______ _______________ was the primary Dutch settlement. It was
located on __________________ ________________.
5. Why did New Amsterdam prosperas a shipping center?____________
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6. How did the Dutch West India Company promote population growth in
New Netherland?__________________________________________
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7. In your own words, define “patroon”:__________________________
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2. 8. List two things that settlers had to give to their patroons;
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B.
9. Who was the Dutch governor of New Netherland?_________________
10. What two things led the colonists to dislike Stuyvesant?___________
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11. In 1664,the Dutch surrendered New Netherland to what nation without
a fight?__________________________________________________
12. Why was the name of the colony changed to New York?___________
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13. How did New York differfrom other English colonies?____________
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14. Other than the English, the population of New York was comprised of
what nationalities?
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B.
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15. The first _____________ settlers in North America made their home in
New York.
16. New York City(formerly known as ______ ________________)
became one of the fastestgrowing places in the colonies.