Mr. Leslie’s Class

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain to find a new water route from Europe to the Indies

A colony is a place ruled by another country

A(n) proprietor was a person who owned land and had the right to start a colony.

A(n) constitution is a document that contains the basic rules for governing a colony or country.

In 1660 the Dutch built the first town in New Jersey and called it Bergen

Industry is the making of things on a large scale, especially by people and machines working together

During the 1700’s, new Jersey was one of England’s Middle Colonies.

The Dutch sent Henry Hudson in search of a water route through North America

The Duke of York sent colonel Richard Nicolls to America to defeat the Dutch.

The Duke of York named New Jersey to honor his friend, Sir George Carteret.

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• What happened in 1492? • In what year did John Cabot reach the eastern coast of

North America?• Who meet the Lenape first, Verrazano or Hudson?• How many years passed between Columbus’ landing and

the arrivalof John Cabot?

Columbus landed on islands in the Caribbean Sea

1492Verrazano

5 years

Suppose you were a sailor on Giovanni da Verrazano’s ship, La Dauphine. How would you describe the events that occurred just after you reached North America?

When we finally reached North America, we sailed along its eastern coast. At one point, the Lenape came aboard our ship. They were not afraid of us and seemed very friendly. Later, we anchored our ship off coast. Verrazano went out in a small boat to explore the bay and the river.

Compare and contrast the life of an indentured servant in the New Jersey colony to the life of an enslaved African. How were their lives the same? How were they different?

Both indentured servants and enslaved Africans worked for landowners. Both groups worked long, hard hours. Indentured servants signed and agreement to work for the landowners. They were given their freedom after a period of time. Enslaved Africans, however, had no such written agreement. They were forced into slavery and had no promise of freedom. They were treated as property.