Vocab
Goods
Products that people make, use, or share
Who lost control of New Netherland to the English?
The Netherlands (or Holland)
What did the Huguenots build their homes from?
Where did the colonists get their water from?
They had to pump it from a well and bring it into the house.
What does important AND export mean?
Import: bringing goods in from another country
Export: selling goods to another country
Immigrant
Someone who moves to a different country to live
What was the name of the group of people that came to New York in the 1600s from France?
Huguenots
The Dutch contributed what to American Culture?
Ice Skating
What are some of the chores that ONLY BOYS did?
Chop firewood, feed the pigs, plant seeds, water and harvest crops.
What was the most common job during this time?
Farming
Trade
A job skill or field of work
A person who agrees to work without pay for a set time in exchange for travel expenses were called what?
Indentured Servants
Native Americans were growing certain crops in New York that are a part of the culture today, what are they?
Pumpkin, squash and corn
What are some of the chores that BOTH boys and girls did?
Gather eggs and milk cows.
tools, pots and pans, cloth, feed for animals.
Manor
A large area of land owned by one landowner
Who were the only people who could vote in colonial New York?
White, male property owners
The English brought which sport over to New York?
Tennis
Most schools were not _______?
Free
Because New York merchants traded so much, what happened as a result?
They needed more ships.
Assembly
a group of people who make decisions about government matters
Colonists could not vote for Parliament
What instrument did Africans bring to New York?
Banjo
What is an apprentice?
A person who agrees to work for a more experienced person for several years in order to learn a trade.
New York exported goods such as ______?
Fur, wheat, flour, wood, fish, and vegetables.