Chapter 4 lesson 4

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Chapter 4 lesson 4

• Dutch and French Colonies

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New Netherland

• The Dutch began to settle in the area that Henry
  Hudson had explored.
• This area was called New Netherland (The Dutch
  are from Netherland).
• Their first settlement was a fur-trading post.
• The governor of New Netherland bought Manhattan
  Island from the Indians and started a settlement
  called New Amsterdam.
• The Dutch also took over a Swedish colony in the
  area.

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The Dutch Settlement New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam had one of the best harbors in
North America. It was located at the mouth of the
Hudson River.
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The Dutch and Swedish Colonies
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Settlers in New Netherland

• The Dutch West India Company was an important
  trading company in Netherland and they controlled
  the New Netherland settlements in North America.

• The Dutch West India Company could not get many
  people from Netherland to go to the New World.
• They had to look for settlers from other
  countries.
• This gave New Netherland its diversity.
• Diversity is the

variety of people in a group.
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New Netherland

• Peter Stuyvesant became governor of New
  Netherland.
• He made laws that angered the colonists.
• He did not believe in tolerance.

Tolerance is
respecting beliefs that are different from ones
own beliefs.

• Stuyvesant did not want people with other beliefs
  in the colony.
• The colonists were very unhappy with Governor
  Stuyvesant.

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New York

• In 1664, the English attacked the New Netherland
  colony.
• The colonists were so unhappy that they did
  not fight back.
• England claimed the Dutch colony and named it
  New York after Duke York from England.

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New France

• In the early 1600s, France claimed land in
  present day Canada.
• This land was called New France.
• Not many settlers lived there. The cold climate
  made farming hard.
• Most of the settlers who lived there were fur
  traders and they lived near the fur trading post
  of Quebec.

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New France

• Missionaries moved to New France and taught
  people about Catholicism.
• They built missions in the New France area.

A missionary is
a person who teaches his or her religion to
others who have different beliefs.
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The Fur Trade

• French merchants made money selling the fur from
  the animals that lived in the area beaver, fox,
  and otter.
• The fur traders traded with the Indians. The
  Indians gave the French traders fur and the
  French gave the Indians goods such as beads,
  pots, knives, and cloth.

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The French and Indians become partners

• The French formed a partnership with the Huron
  and Algonquin Indians.
• The Huron and Algonquin Indians were currently at
  war with the powerful Iroquois Indians.
• French fur traders, led by Samuel de Champlain
  helped the Huron and Algonquin Indians fight the
  Iroquois Indians.

Samuel de Champlain
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Exploring the Mississippi River

• Jacques Marquette was a missionary in New France.
• In 1673, he and Louis Jolliet traveled by canoe
  down the Mississippi River to set up missions.
• They were also looking for a passage that might
  lead to the Pacific Ocean.

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Lesson Summary
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Vocabulary Review

• a strip of land that stretches into a body of
  water

cape

• A person who makes a long journey for religious
  reasons

pilgrim

• An agreement

compact
cash crop

• A crop that a farmer grows only to sell

• A share or part of a company

stock
Parallel timelines

• Two or more timelines grouped together

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Vocabulary Review

• A person who agreed to work for a certain number
  of years in return for passage to America, food,
  clothing, and shelter

Indentured servant

• A written agreement giving someone the right to
  establish a colony

charter
invest

• Put money into a business in the hope of earning
  a profit

invasion

• The entry of an armed force into another country
  to conquer it

• A fleet of warships

armada
claim

• Something declared to belong to someone,
  especially land

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Vocabulary Review

• Acceptance of different beliefs or behavior

tolerance
diversity

• The variety of backgrounds found in a group of
  people

• Someone who travels to do religious work

missionary