Dutch Colonist Words

A colony founded by the Dutch in the New World. It became New York.

• New Netherlands

• New Amsterdam

• Manhattan Island

• New York

First Dutch governor of New York who purchased Manhattan from the Native Americans.

• Peter Stuyvesant

• William Kieft

• Peter Minuit

• Captain Hook

Dutch trading company

• The Trade Company

• The Western Trade

• The Indian Company

• The Dutch West Indies Company

Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. This later became "New York City"

• New Netherlands

• New Amsterdam

• New York

• Manhattan Island

a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

• colonist

• nomad

• governor

• explorer

Second Dutch governor of New York who treated the Native Americans harsh and unfairly.

• William Kieft

• Peter Stuyvesant

• Peter Minuit

• Captain Hook

A permanent collection of buildings and people.

• village

• settlement

• neighborhood

• town

third governor of New York who was known as "Peg Leg Pete" and put curfews in place to keep people from fighting in the streets.

• Captain Hook

• Peter Minuit

• William Kieft

• Peter Stuyvesant

the hunting and selling of animal furs for coats, jackets...

• The Great Hunt

• The Dutch West Indies Company

• settlement

• The Fur Trade

the head of a state government

• explorer

• colonist

• king

• governor