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Before Pa started the indians ruled this land before white men came over and forced them to move out
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the first settlers were holland hires henry hudson to explore found hudson river
the first settlment was jamestown, wa -
Northern Colonies
New Netherlands (Dutch)
New England (England)
Canada/New France
(France
Middle Colonies
Virginia (England)
Southern Colonies
New Spain
Spanish Florida -
Hudson-Delaware Bay. Ship is “Half Moon”
Looking for N.W. passage to Asia
Hendrickson
Sails up the Delaware R. and discovers the Schuylkill R. on his return
Dutch West India Co. Formed
set up in New Jersey and Delaware
Dutch Est. Fort Beversrede-modern day Philly
Wanted trade not settlement
Dutch accomplished
Trading posts
Trading routes
Trade w/natives
Explored new areas -
bought manhatten for 24 dollors of trinkets off the indians
