1. Unit 2, Lesson 1 Europeans Arrive p58-63 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) –1 st 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