Quizlet Dutch Influence in New York State

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  1. (indentured) slave: A personwho is forced to work without pay.
  2. bouwerie: Dutch word/name for farm.
  3. bowling: A game in which a heavy ball is rolled down a (slippery) lane to knock down (wooden) pins.
  4. colonist: A person living in a contry other than their homeland.
  5. colony: A territory far from the contry that has control over it.
  6. governor: A person who controls a town or colony.
  7. New Netherland: The name of the Dutch colony. (The Dutch name for New York.)
  8. patroon: A person who agreed to work in exchange for travel expences to the New World.
  9. spinning wheel: A large wheel that turns to spin thread.
  10. stoop: Dutch word/name for porch.
  11. tulip: Flowers brought to America by the Dutch people.(They also bloom in Spring.
  12. windmill: Grinds wheat and corn when wind (energy) turns its wide (very big) blades.