Vocabulary
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
This man lived among the Native Americans to understand the Delaware way of life.
John Woolman
Northwest Passage
What document described the new Quaker government of West Jersey?
Laws, Concessions, and Agreements
building roads
a journey for a special purpose
expedition
These two men divided the territory of New Jersey between themselves.
Berkeley and Carteret
Most settlers in New Amsterdam came from this European country
the Netherlands
Many settlers in East Jersey came from this country.
Scotland
The Europeans used wampum in this way...
They used it as money in exchange for goods.
persecution
He was an early governor of New Netherlands. Many people felt that his rule was harsh.
Peter Stuyvesant
The first European settlers to come to New Netherlands were mostly... (Hint: It's the job they had.)
The town of Burlington in West Jersey was known for this... (Many people came from England because of this)
religious tolerance
A land that is ruled by another country
colony
Name two Quakers that established a colony in West Jersey.
John Fenwick and William Penn
What did King Charles II do with the New Netherland colony?
He gave it to his brother. (James, Duke of York)
Why did many Quakers leave England to settle in North America?
They experienced religious persecution in England.
This man (who was a Quaker) respected the Delaware lands and created a treaty with Chief Tamanend for the Delaware and colonists to leave in peace.
William Penn
fair treatment of people whose opinions or ways differ from your own
tolerance
These were the three explorers to reach the New Jersey area first.
Giovanni da Verrazano, Henry Hudson, and Cornelius Mey
What happened because of the arrival of Colonel Nicoll's fleet in New York Bay in 1664?
New Netherland surrended to the British. (The British then took over the colony.)
Why were East Jersey and West Jersey reunited? (Who did they return the control to?)
Proprietors in East and West Jersey returned control to Britain.
They planted different crops together.
They planted in uneven rows or no rows at all.
They left tree stumps in the field.