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Unit 2, Lesson 1 Europeans Arrive p58-63

Unit 2, Lesson 1 Europeans Arrive p58-63. Created by the students of 4S Edited by Miss Swan. The Trip on Atlantic Ocean. 1400’s: Europeans traded with Asia—traveled there a lot slow/dangerous travel to Asia believed easier to cross A.O. landed in N. Am. by accident!

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Unit 2, Lesson 1 Europeans Arrive p58-63

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  1. Unit 2, Lesson 1Europeans Arrivep58-63 Created by the students of 4S Edited by Miss Swan

  2. The Trip on Atlantic Ocean • 1400’s: Europeans traded with Asia—traveled there a lot • slow/dangerous travel to Asia • believed easier to cross A.O. • landed in N. Am. by accident! • 1492: Christopher Columbus sailed west on A.O. • reached San Salvador • believed he was in Asia, but really in N. Am.

  3. Other Explorers in NJ • 1500s: Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano 1st to NJ • Sailed along N coast to NY Bay • 1600s: Henry Hudson sailed up Hudson Rv. (named after him) • 1st European to meet Lenape

  4. New Netherland and Trade • 1614: Dutch start colony (New Netherland) • colony: settlement ruled by a faraway government • included most of DE, NY, CT, PA, NJ • Dutch eager to trade with Lenape to get furs • Furs in high demand in Europe (demand: need for a good, or product, by people willing to pay for it) • Dutch increased supply of fur and made lots of money selling to Europe! (supply: amount of a good that is offered for sale) • Dutch traded coins, metal tools, cloth

  5. Troubles Begin • Dutch welcomed by Lenape at first • Traded • Lenape taught Dutch to make fire, clear land, and fish • Dutch started trouble • demanded more fur/corn • Lenape said no, so Dutch attacked • fight lasted 6 yr.

  6. Dutch Settlements • 1626: Dutch started building New Amsterdam • on Manhattan Island (NYC today) • center of New Netherland government • Bought land west of Hudson Rv. (Piedmont region) from Lenape • wheat/livestock farms • slaves from Africa worked on farms

  7. New Sweden • 1638: Swedish people settled in SW NJ along DE Rv. (called New Sweden) • also traded with Lenape to get furs—made Dutch mad • 1655: New Sweden lasted for 17 yr. until Dutch took over • Most Swedish colonists stayed • 1660: Dutch also settled in village called Bergen

  8. The English • England wanted control of Atlantic Coast (including New Netherland) • King Charles II gave brother James, Duke of York, land between CT/DE rivers • 1664: Duke of York sent 4 warships to take over New Netherlands • Dutch surrendered • “New Jersey”—name given to land between Hudson & DE Rv.

  9. Settlements • Dutch life changed little under English: • same rights • kept language, religion, culture • Dutch adopted Eng. ways, learned Eng., married into Eng. families • Eng. encouraged others to move to NJ • Lenape migration (moved West to Canada, Wisconsin, Oklahoma) • Eng. took over Lenape land • Brought deadly diseases to Lenape people

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