-day Massachusetts since pre-European contact. Today there are Pocasset communities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Puritans: A group of English Protestants who left England for the New World to start their own settlements where religion would govern daily life
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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: 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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