chapitre 3 : THE NETHERLANDS IN THE NEW WORLD

To encourage settlement, the Dutch West India Company offered the title of patroon and a large estate to anyone who would bring in 50 adults and settle them as tenants on his land. The patroon would supply his tenants with homes, cattle, and tools. In return the tenants would give him part of their produce.

PrécédentPrécédentSuivantSuivant
AccueilAccueilImprimerImprimerRéalisé avec Scenari (nouvelle fenêtre)