Notable Europeans
The first governor of New York
Who was Edmund Andros?
Europeans were looking for this when they came to North America
What is the Northwest Passage?
The European settlers and Delaware both depended on this to survive. It was the only thing the different cultures had in common.
What was farming?
This religious group settled into East Jersey in the late 1600s
Who were the Puritans?
Cruel Treatment
What is Persecution?
He brought an English fleet to take over New York Bay
Who is Richard Nicolls?
The Delaware traded these with New Netherland settlers
What are mink and beaver furs?
This Quaker leader left his home to live with the Delaware and learned their ways
Who was John Woolman?
The Quakers believed in this fair treatment of people with different views
What was tolerance?
A formal agreement between nations or people
What is a treaty?
This Dutch sailor and explorer was responsible for naming Cape May
Who was Cornelius Mey?
The Dutch started a booming fur trade business in this colony
What was New Netherlands?
What resource did the Europeans and Delaware fight over?
What was Land?
Both John Fenwick and William Penn were members of this god-fearing religious group settled in West Jersey
What was the Quakers?
A legal document for land ownership
What is a deed?
This New Jersey proprietor (land owner) owned East Jersey
Who was Sir George Carteret?
This New Netherlands' governor was famous for his harsh rule
Who was Peter Stuyvesant?
These beads the Delaware used for money were not accepted by Europeans
What was Wampum?
These two men were responsible for the division of East and West Jersey
Who were George Cartaret and John Berkeley?
A piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides. Examples include Florida and Italy
What is a peninsula?
She was a colonial inventor who was best known for her patented cornmeal machine
Who was Sybilla Righton Masters?
What country sent a fleet to take over New Netherlands?
What is England?
The European settlers cheated the Delaware in this deal when they brought fast runners to win them land
What was the Walking Purchase?
Although East and West Jersey had different capials and religions, both places shared this leader
What was their governor?
A journey with a special purpose
What is an expedition?