Vocabulary
What does Mana-Hatta mean?
"Hilly Island" in Lenape
Who was the Director General of the Colony of New Netherland?
Peter Stuyvesant
What type of homes did the Iroquois live in?
Longhouses
What was the name of Albany back when it was a colony.
Fort Orange
Was the sale of Mana-Hatta Island a fair deal to the Lenape? Give 2 reasons why.
Probably Not
- Native perspective on the land-sharing
- Dutch perspective on commodities
- 60 guilders isn't enough
What's legislature?
a group of people within the government who make laws.
Who's Peter Minuit?
led the sale of Mana-hatta between the Lenape and the Dutch
What is Indigenous People's Day?
National Holiday in honor of Native Americans
What was the first nation to colonize New York State?
The Netherlands
Who are the 6 tribes of the Iroquois Confederation?
Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, Tuscarora
What's a militia?
an organized group of people who defend a community.
Who's Giovanni de Verrazano?
Italian explorer that sailed to North America and may have sailed in the NY area.
What's a Pow-Wow?
Celebration of Native American Culture
Who's Peter Stuyvesant and what changes did the colony go through his years?
Director General of New Netherland
(Builds the wall around the colony, along with fences, a local windmill, and paved stone roads, Organized a police form to keep colony safe from crime, Put high taxes on Beaver furs, and Didn’t allow Jews, Quakers, Catholics, etc. to worship outside their homes.)
How did Wall Street and Broadway earn their names?
Wall St. - there was a wall from Fort Amsterdam
Broadway - unusually broad in width (previously called Gentleman's Street)
What's The Stamp Act of 1765? (define parliament)
The Stamp Act stated that the colonists had to buy a British stamp to place on paper materials such as newspapers and legal documents! (Parliament - the British legislature)
Who's Henry Hudson and what's the name of his ship?
English explorer who worked for the Dutch West India Company and first explore NY - Half Moon
What's a wigwam?
Lenape Style Home made out of wood and tree bark.
What's The Colony’s General Assembly? When was it made?
A legislature in NY (Only male landowners and businessmen can vote, Colonists had free speech , and Colonists trial by jury.) - made in 1683
Define primary source & secondary source. How are they different?
Primary source - account of artifact from the actual event.
Secondary source - account or artifact from after the event.
What are the 6 steps of the historical process?
1. Analyzing historical evidence
2. Argument development
3. Continuity and change over time
4. Comparison
5. Causation
6. Contextualization
What is Colony's General Assembly and when was it made?
What is Haudenosaunee?
"People of the Long Home." - Name for Iroquois
How was colonial life? What are the differences in the rights of Dutch slaves and English slaves?
offered a wide variety of work (lumber, lawyers, newspapers), women had more rights (keeping their name, can buy land), going to school)
Dutch - Freed if arrived on Dutch Ships, Could own land ; English - Lost freedom, could not buy land
Why were beaver and otter furs important to the Dutch and French settlers?
Otters and beavers went extinct in Europe, so the furs became more expensive.