WORLD HISTORY

COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM

COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What middle colony was originally founded by the Dutch, but later taken over by the English?
A
Pennsylvania
B
New Jersey
C
Delaware
D
New York
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It was originally established by the Dutch in 1631, which was later destroyed by Native Americans. Swedish settlers established the colony of New Sweden in 1638. The Dutch regained control of the region, only to have it taken by the English in 1664.

Detailed explanation-2: -Middle Colonies. The Middle Colonies of British North America-comprised of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware-became a stage for the western world’s most complex experience with religious pluralism.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Dutch and the Swedes established the first permanent European settlements throughout much of the Middle colonies. The Dutch settled in what is now New York in 1624 and in New Jersey in 1660.

Detailed explanation-4: -What colonies were established after the English took lands from the Dutch? New York and New Jersey–the Middle Colonies.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1626, Peter Minuit, Governor of the Dutch West India Company bought the island of Manhattan from Native Americans for 24 dollars and founded a colony called New Amsterdam.

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