Dutch Influence in New York State
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- colony
- A territory far from the contry that has control over it.
- windmill
- Grinds wheat and corn when wind (energy) turns its wide (very big) blades.
- (indentured) slave
- A personwho is forced to work without pay.
- colonist
- A person living in a contry other than their homeland.
- patroon
- A person who agreed to work in exchange for travel expences to the New World.
- bowling
- A game in which a heavy ball is rolled down a (slippery) lane to knock down (wooden) pins.
- bouwerie
- Dutch word/name for farm.
- tulip
- Flowers brought to America by the Dutch people.(They also bloom in Spring.
- spinning wheel
- A large wheel that turns to spin thread.
- governor
- A person who controls a town or colony.
- stoop
- Dutch word/name for porch.
- New Netherland
- The name of the Dutch colony. (The Dutch name for New York.)