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Dutch Interpreter

-Lenape accepted her because she was a woman, and as such, she did not have the political or economic interests that might make her biased in negotiations. The Dutch government believed she was trustworthy because she was related to nearly all of the most powerful

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Life Story: The Gateras of Quito

the Spanish government. Second, as street peddlers, they did not have to pay licensing fees to the city council. These first two advantages meant that the gateras could sell their goods at lower prices than the pulperos, attracting more business. Third

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Life Story: Weetamoo (ca. 1635-40 – ca. 1676)

’s stature in the confederacy grew. But trouble was brewing. The English colonists of Plymouth kept demanding more and more land from the Wampanoag, and the English government started to view the Wampanoag as enemies rather than allies. In 1662 Wamsutta was

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Women and the Code Noir

XZpZGVyIj48L2Rpdj4= The Code Noir (Black Code), signed by King Louis XIV in 1685, was a set of laws that governed the practice of slavery in the French colonies, around the time when many European governments in North America were defining the legal status of

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Fighting for Freedom in New Amsterdam

. Document Text Summary Mayken Van Angola, Lucretia Albiecke van Angola, and the wife of Peter Tamboer all humbly request the government to release us from slavery so we can be together in our old age and earn our income with our work along with other

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Negotiating the Surrender of New Netherland

an English army approaching. This is the testimony of two Dutch soldiers who were present for the surrender of New Netherland. The government gave no orders for special defense measures. Only when four ships arrived at the end of August was order

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Instructions for the New World

Alcántara, are to do on the islands and mainland of the Ocean Sea, where you will serve as Our governor: Isabella opens by telling the governor that these are the instructions he should follow when governing the Spanish colonies in the New World. First of

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Life Story: Quashawam

her people. As a sign of her goodwill, she warned Peter Stuyvesant that the English were planning to invade his colony. Unfortunately, Stuyvesant was not interested in working with Quashawam. The Dutch government did not even mention her name in their

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