New Amsterdam
What did the Colonists originally call New York when the Dutch owned it?
New Netherlands
What war did England win to gain control of several colonies in North America?
The French and Indian War
What is a slave?
A person that is owned by another person like property.
Merchants
Why did slave catchers like getting slaves from Africa?
They looked different and didn't speak the language or know the area.
What caused the Peach War?
A white settler shot and killed a Native American girl for picking some peaches on his land.
What did England rename New Netherlands?
New York
What country were most slaves taken from?
Africa
Why did the people in NY like pirates?
They helped them get goods cheaper after the Navigation Acts were passed.
Why did the colonists want slaves?
They didn't have enough people to work for them.
What were some negatives to Peter Stuyvesant's rule as governor?
He did not let everyone practice their religion.
He raised taxes.
Why did the English think that they were entitled to New Amsterdam?
John Cabot had claimed North America for England.
Henry Hudson was English so any land he claimed should go to England.
What is the difference between a slave and an indentured servant?
A slave will never be free, indentured servant will be after 4-7 years. Slaves didn't have a choice, indentured servants agrees to it.
What is a smuggler?
Someone who sneaks in illegal goods.
What were some of the conditions aboard slave ships?
Over crowded, unsanitary
What were some positive things governor Peter Stuyvesant did for New Netherlands?
Set up the bucket brigade
organized garbage removal
A fleet of ships, weapons, and soldiers.
How was slavery in NY different when the Dutch owned it then when England owned it.
The Dutch treated their slaves more like indentured servants.
What were some rules of the slave code?
Slaves are property
Slaves can't leave their property without written permission.
Black slaves can't marry white slaves.
Slaves can't meet together unless it is for work.
Who was fighting in the French and Indian War?
French vs British-allies Algonquian and Haudenosaunee
What Dutch Company owned New Netherlands?
Why did Peter Stuyvesant agree to surrender to the British?
His people signed a petition asking him to surrender.
What is a slave market?
A place were slaves were bought and sold.
Laws stating that the colonists could only trade with England.
What did France have to do when the lost the French and Indian War?
Give all their land in North American to England