Why were the English able to take control of New Amsterdam?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. New Netherland, a Dutch colony, possessed a small but diverse population. A mix of English, Finns, Germans, Swedes, free blacks, and other ethnic groups fragmented the colony’s culture.
2. New Netherland lacked capable leadership because the director-generals sent to oversee judicial and political affairs adopted autocratic procedures, lined their own pockets, and led the colony into a war that killed many Indians and settlers.
3. The colony made no provision for an elected assembly.
4. The inhabitants of the colony ignored company directives and felt no loyalty to the trading
company that treated them poorly.
5. The English crown easily took over New Amsterdam, with the Dutch accepting the Articles of Capitulation, an agreement that allowed Dutch nationals to remain in the province and retain their property under English rule.
6. Charles II granted his brother, the Duke of York, a charter for the newly captured territory.
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