1. New Netherland
Photo by S Sepp

2. Commercial Empire

4. New Amsterdam (NYC)

5. The Fur Trade
Photo by Alex "Skud" Bayley

6. Director-General of New Netherland 1647-1664
Peter Stuyvesant
Director-General of New Netherland

7. PEG LEG
Photo by Alexisrael

8. Wall Street

9. Map by R. A. Nonenmacher

10. Longhouse
Photo by Perry Quan

11. Agriculture & Gender
What does this magazine cover suggest about traditional European gender roles?
[Please disregard the National Socialist propaganda element. This is the best picture I could find of a woman plowing.]

13. “Lead me, Follow me, or get out of my way!”

14. The “Dutch Wedge”
Dutch claims in New Netherland split English claims along the Atlantic Coast.
1664 – English take control of “New York”

15. European Motivations for Colonization
SPANISH
FRENCH
DUTCH
REGION(S) COLONIZED
Mexico, California, Southwest US, Florida
Canada, Mississippi River, Louisiana
RELIGION
Catholic
INTERESTED PARTIES
1. Conquistadors
2. Priests
1. Fur Traders
Priests
PRIMARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Conquest
(Encomienda)
Fur Trade
SETTLEMENTS
Missions
Trading Posts
NUMBER OF COLONISTS
FEW
EVANGELISM?
YES
ADVICE TO
THE NATIVES
FOLLOW ME!
LEAD ME!
New Netherland
(New York)
Protestant
1. Fur Traders
2. Settlers
Fur Trade & Farming
Trading Posts & Towns
SOME NO
LEAD ME!

16. Virginia Colony

17. St. Augustine, Florida (New Spain, 1565) First Permanent Settlement in U.S.
Photo Credit:

18. The Virginia Colony Sir Walter Raleigh
Named for Elizabeth, the “Virgin Queen”
Sir Walter Raleigh
“Lost Colony” at Roanoke
Insufficient Funds
Abandoned for three years due to war with Spanish
Sir Walter Raleigh

19. Spanish Armada Defeated 1588
Philip II of Spain tries to conquer England…
EPIC FAIL
Picture Credit:
England can now focus on starting a permanent settlement in America.

20. Three Types of Colonies
Joint-stock
(Corporate)
Royal
Proprietary
A corporation raises capital for settlement
The Crown administers directly
Administered by proprietor(s)

21. First Permanent ENGLISH Settlement in U.S.
Jamestown Settlement
(Virginia, 1607)
First Permanent ENGLISH Settlement in U.S.
Virginia Company
Named for King James I
Captain John Smith

22. “Starving Time” Winter 1609–1610
All but 60 of 500 original colonists died.
See Document 1.2 for a description of the starving time in the Jamestown settlement.

23. John Rolfe and “Brown Gold”

24. Tobacco
A labor-intensive crop
Indentured Servants
Slave Labor

25. English Settlements in Virginia

26. European Motivations for Colonization
SPANISH
FRENCH
DUTCH
ENGLISH
REGION(S) COLONIZED
Mexico, California, Southwest US, Florida
Canada, Mississippi River, Louisiana
New Netherland
(New York)
RELIGION
Catholic
Protestant
INTERESTED PARTIES
1. Conquistadors
2. Priests
1. Fur Traders
2. Settlers
PRIMARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Conquest
(Encomienda)
Fur Trade
SETTLEMENTS
Missions
Trading Posts
Trading Posts / Towns
NUMBER OF COLONISTS
FEW
SOME
EVANGELISM?
YES NO
ADVICE TO
THE NATIVES
FOLLOW ME!
LEAD ME!
Atlantic Coast, Canada
Protestant
1. Farmers
2. Religious Dissidents
Agriculture
Towns / Plantations
MANY NO
GOoMW!

27. 347 English Settlers Killed
1622 Indian Massacre
347 English Settlers Killed
List of the Dead

28. 1625
Virginia Company charter revoked.
ROYAL COLONY