SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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Had been called New Amsterdam
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Were founded by Quakers
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Had diverse populations
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Were mostly rural farmland
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ethnic and Religious Heterogeneity The diverse colony was almost 50 percent Dutch but also included English, various European nationalities, African slaves, and freedmen. By the mid-eighteenth century, New York held the highest slave population of all the northern colonies, at 7 to 10 percent of the population.
Detailed explanation-2: -New Netherland developed into a culturally diverse and politically robust settlement. This diversity was fostered by Dutch respect for freedom of conscience. Furthermore, under Dutch rule, women enjoyed legal, civil, and economic rights denied their British counterparts in New England and Virginia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Industry. Abundant forests attracted both the lumbering and shipbuilding industries to the Middle Colonies. These industries, along with the presence of deep river estuaries, led to the appearance of important ports like New York and Philadelphia.
Detailed explanation-4: -What led to the diverse population of New York and New Jersey? The populations of New York and New Jersey were diverse because of early Dutch influence and religious tolerance.