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Dutch West India Company,the Dutch trading company that set up the colony of New Netherland; would sell furs in Europe

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colony,a settlement ruled by another country

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colonists,the people who lived in the colony

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Fort Orange,the 1st permanent European settlement in NY

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New Netherland,new Dutch colony that included parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, & Deleware

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New Amsterdam,city around Fort Amsterdam

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governor,a person who runs a colony or state

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patroon,a land owner in the New Netherland who had to bring 50 settlers to the colony to help settle his land

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Peter Stuyvesant,new governor of New Amsterdam

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Why was Peter Stuyvesant important?,He made laws that made life safer; 1) law that made sure chimneys were built well and kept clean 2) started a kind of police called the "rattle watch" - watchmen walked the streets and used a rattle to signal for help if they saw a crime or fire

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windmill,a mill that grinds wheat and corn when the wind turns its large blades

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bouwerie,the Dutch word for "farm"

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stoop,the Dutch word for "porch"

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bowling,A game played by the Dutch with a heavy ball to knock down pins

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spinning wheel,A machine run by a foot pedal with a large wheel that turns to spin thread

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