USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Dutch landowners who received land grants from the Dutch West India Company were called
A
pacifists
B
patroons
C
tennant farmers
D
dukes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Patroons were wealthy Dutchmen who were given extensive tracts of land, powers of local government, and some participation in the fur trade in exchange for settling colonists in New Netherland.

Detailed explanation-2: -A patroon was a person who brought 50 settlers to New Netherland. As a reward, a patroon received a large land grant. He also received hunting, fishing, and fur trading privileges. The patroon system brought great wealth to the colony’s elite.

Detailed explanation-3: -They created the Patroon system in 1629, which granted large tracts of land to investors who could successfully settle fifty colonists within four years at the investors’ expense. The patroon system eventually led to the successful settlement of New Netherland Colony.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this system, a patroon was a person who received a piece of land from the West India Company. As part of the deal, the patroon was expected to bring and oversee at least fifty colonists to live and work the land.

Detailed explanation-5: -A patroonship sometimes had its own village and other infrastructure, including churches. Patroons were entitled to the acquisition of enslaved labor by the Dutch West India Company’s Rights and Exemptions Charter.

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