Netherland and members of the Lenni-Lenape clans who lived in the lower Hudson Valley met daily to trade furs, negotiate land use, work for one another, and share news. But the relations between the two communities were not always friendly. Small
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Trico, and the Filles du Roi.
Religion was a powerful force in the daily lives of women in the European colonies of the Americas. Combine this life story with any of the following resources for a lesson on colonial women and religious life: Life Story
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Life Story: Weetamoo
17th Century Native American War Club
Unidentified maker, 17th–century Native American war club–Pioneer Valley battle site, 17th century. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York. Loan
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Life Story: Lisbeth Anthonijsen
Wampum
Barry Keegan, Wampum, 2014. Photo courtesy of Victor Reyes.
Lisbeth Anthonijsen was born in the free Black community of New Amsterdam around the year 1650. Very
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Life Story: Maria Sibylla Merian
Portrait of Maria Sibylla Merian
Jacobus Houbraken from Georg Gsell, “An occupational portrait of Maria Sybilla Merian,” 1700, Das Insektenbuch. Leipzig Frankfurt am Main: Insel
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Life Story: Gateras of Quito
Indian Woman in Special Attire (India e traje de gala)
Vicente Albán, Indian Woman in Special Attire (India en traje de gala), ca. 1783. Oil on canvas. Photo © Museum Associates
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child was protected equally under Dutch law. Ask students to compare this document with the life story of Lisbeth Anthonijsen and consider how race affected the lives of children in New Amsterdam.
For a more complete picture of the legal rights of
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of the government structure of the Spanish colonies.
Pair Isabella’s instructions with the illustration of life on an encomienda to facilitate a discussion of Isabella’s ideals vs. the reality of the Spanish conquest.
Ask students to consider how
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Dutch Colonies
Key Ideas
1. Women were an integral part of the daily life, culture, and success of New Netherland.
2. Dutch women
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