Set: Dutch Influence in NY
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All 15 Terms
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colonist | a person living in a country other than their homeland |
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governor | a person who controls a town or colony |
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New Netherland | the name of the Dutch colony, now New York state |
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slave | a person who is forced to work without pay |
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patroon | a person who agreed to work in exchange for travel expenses to the New World |
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bouwerie | Dutch word for farm |
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bowling | a game in which a heavy ball is rolled down a lane to knowck down pins; brought by the Dutch |
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spinning wheel | a large wheel that turns to spin thread |
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stoop | Dutch word for porch |
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tulip | flowers brought to America by the Dutch |
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windmill | grinds wheat and corn when the wind turns its wide blades |
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Fort Orange | 1st permanent settlement; now called Albany |
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New Amsterdam | what is now New York City |
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Peter Minuit | 1st governor; bought Manhattan from Algonquians for $24 |
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Peter Stuyvesant | a governor of New York who was not well liked but set up such things as police and fire departments |
Most Missed Words
- bouwerie → Dutch word for farm - 5 misses
- New Netherland → the name of the Dutch colony, now New York state - 4 misses
- governor → a person who controls a town or colony - 2 misses
- patroon → a person who agreed to work in exchange for travel expenses to the New World - 2 misses
- spinning wheel → a large wheel that turns to spin thread - 2 misses
- tulip → flowers brought to America by the Dutch - 2 misses
- windmill → grinds wheat and corn when the wind turns its wide blades - 2 misses