New Netherland

New Netherland – the Dutch in America

As the English colonies developed in Virginia and New England, the Dutch established a vast trading empire in an area that spanned from Delaware to Connecticut. New Netherland, located between the English holdings, was a unique colony with people of diverse backgrounds.

As a group, you will select a region of New Netherland on which you will focus. Your group will summarize basic information on New Netherland and provide detailed description of a specific part of the colony. All the information you need is located on the websites listed below. You will need to use the internet to locate images, maps, and anything else you think might be necessary for the presentation.

Your group will create the following artifacts:

PowerPoint presentation on a specific region of New Netherland
Timeline of major events pertaining to a specific region of New Netherland
2 page handout -- 1 page includes basic info on New Netherland (Step 1) and 1 page has info on your region of the colony from your PowerPoint (Step 2)

Project Downloads

Step 1. Go to: http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/NNHistory.html.

You will summarize the following information from this website:

1. 1609-1621 – Discovery to First Settlement

a. Details of Hudson’s voyage and discovery

b. Early trading activity: 1611 and 1612 (Arnout Vogels)

2. Dutch West India Company

a. What was it?

b. Where did its people settle in North America? How did it get people to move to New Netherland?

c. What were its relations with Native Americans?

d. Was it a success or failure? How?

3. The Patroonship Program (under Dutch West India Company subheading)

a. What was it? Why was it created?

b. Was it successful? How?

c. How did the borders of New Netherland change as a result? Specific details.

4. Demographics. Give details on the type of people that lived in New Netherland – religion, race, nationality, population size.

Step 2. Research a specific region of New Netherland. You group will go to http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/vtour/regions/map.html and click on the region you will be describing. The possible regions are:

· Albany

· Hudson River (not Albany)

· Connecticut River

· Manhattan

· Delaware River

· Long Island

You will present an overview of your region for the class. For your region, you must include the following information:

1. A timeline of major events

2. Name and description of at least 4 locations

3. Discuss the following information (as available)

a. Important people of the region

b. Economic Activity (trading, farming, etc.)

c. Interactions with Native Americans

d. Conflicts with other countries

e. Sites of interest

PowerPoint Requirements. Your PowerPoint must summarize important information (from Step 2) and include many images and maps. Each location should have at least 1 slide devoted to it, but you will need many more to do a good job on it. You must be able to place each location you discuss on a map.

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