Social Studies-Early European Settlements in PA
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 conflict | to fight a war because of some disagreement |
| colony | a location that is settled by people who remain citizens of their own country |
| Johan Printz | governor of the first Swedish colony; moved the colony to Tinicum Island. the Native Americans referred to him as "Big Tub" because of his large size |
| Tinicum Island | the first permanent settlement on Pennsylvania soil |
| permanet | staying in one place |
| Peter Stuyvesant | governor of the Dutch settlement who took over the Swedish settlement at Tinicum Island |
| surrender | to give up in a fight |
| Peter Minuet | a Dutchman who sailed for Sweden and was placed in charge of New Sweden (later Delaware) in 1630's |
| Johan Rising | replaced Johan Printz as governor of New Sweden in 1654 |
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