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]
Landowners in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land.Los terratenientes de las colonias holandesas que gobernaban sobre grandes extensiones de tierra.
A
Ethnic, Étnico
B
PatroonPatroon
C
Pacifists, Pacifistas
D
Function, Función
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the United States, a patroon (English: /pəˈtruːn/; from Dutch patroon [paːˈtroːn]) was a landholder with manorial rights to large tracts of land in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland on the east coast of North America.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Dutch Empire is the name given to the various territories controlled by the Netherlands from the 17th to the 20th century. The Netherlands reigned supreme during much of the 17th century, which is known as Dutch Golden Age.

Detailed explanation-3: -New Netherland reached its maximum size after the Dutch absorbed the Swedish settlement of Fort Christina in 1655, thereby ending the North American colony of New Sweden.

Detailed explanation-4: -Next to the Portuguese, the Dutch set their feet in India.In 1602, the United East India Company of the Netherlands was formed and given permission by the Dutch government to trade in the East Indies including India.

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