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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Colonial Indian Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
By 1640 the British had solid colonies established along the New England coast and the Chesapeake Bay. In between were the Dutch and the tiny Swedish community. To the west were the original Americans, then called Indians.
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Graphic
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Interactive Map: Manhattan in 1609: Dutch New York

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Dutch New York through this historical interactive map and learn what wildlife, landscape, and people lived there in 1609 compared with today. Click on 'Interactives' for additional resources, e.g., a 1626 letter from Peter...
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Unit Plan
Other

New York State Museum: Colonial Albany

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about life in the colonial village of Albany. Includes many resources about important structures, happenings, and people. A great resource for information on colonial America as a whole.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: French and Dutch Exploration in the New World

For Students 9th - 10th
Outline text explaining how the French, Dutch, and English explorers began to make inroads into the Americans in the late 1500s and early 1600s.
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Colonial Indian Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
By 1640 the British had solid colonies established along the New England coast and the Chesapeake Bay. In between were the Dutch and the tiny Swedish community. To the west were the original Americans, the Indians.
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Graphic
Mount Holyoke College

Mt. Holyoke: Extent of Colonialism

For Students 9th - 10th
A chart of statistics concerning European colonialism towards the end of the imperialist era.
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Graphic
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Colonial Designs [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down through this unit for teacher facilitators to Appendix E and F to find maps of colonial settlement in eastern North America in 1600 and 1660. From Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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Article
Other

Adriaen Block, the Discovery of Long Island Sound and the New Netherlands Colony

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting and comprehensive essay on Adriaen Block, the development of New Netherlands, Dutch trade, and the impact of the Little Ice Age in Europe on fur trade in North America.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: Colonists

For Students 5th - 8th
Use these interactive maps to see and read about the colonization of the New World by several European nations. When you are finished looking at the maps, test your skills with the European Colonies Challenge.
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Article
Other

New York State Museum: The New Netherland Dutch

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief background of the ethnic makeup of New Netherland.
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Activity
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: u.s. & the Netherlands

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is an overview of the relationship of the Dutch West India Company and the settling of New Netherlands under the "patroon" system, which brought many Dutch colonists to the New World.
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Activity
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Dutch Influences Remain

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes how New Netherland, later to be called New York, was originally possessed by the Dutch. Many traditions stem from the practices that they started.
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Website
University of Notre Dame

Department of Special Collections: The Coins of Colonial and Early America

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to a variety of coins used in the colonies and in the confederation. Extremely detailed.
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Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Dutch Reformed Church

For Students 9th - 10th
Short description of what is considered a reformed church. Followed by a detailed essay on the Dutch Reformed Church. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of...
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory Timeline: Colonial Settlement,1600s 1763

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Read about the colonization in the New World by many European countries. Hyperlinks to you to more specific topics.
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Article
Other

New Amsterdam History Ctr.: Survive and Thrive: Dutch Settlers in New Amsterdam

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article presents typical questions that might be posed by a student at nine or ten years of age and gives answers to them that are historically correct. Questions address issues such as what would they eat, food preparation, school,...
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Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Society: A History of Trade in New York City

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson based on the New York City seal that explores the trading relationship between the Dutch and Native Americans in New Amsterdam.
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Lesson Plan
University of California

The History Project: South African Diamond Mines, 1870s

For Students 9th - 10th
The Dutch East India Company established a colony at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652 and administered it until 1795 when it fell into British hands. The British returned Cape Colony to the Company for a three-year period before finally...
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Website
Other

New Amsterdam History Center

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich source of information about New Amsterdam. Includes history, lesson plans, a 3D tour of a digitally reconstructed New Amsterdam, resource links, and historical narratives. On the lesson page, there is also a 'Dutch History' link...
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Peter Stuyvesant

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Peter Stuyvesant who was involved in the early colonization of America and the Dutch New York Colony.
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Handout
Other

Sejarah Indonesia/ 1945 1950: The War for Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline traces the struggle for Indonesian independence from the Netherlands following World War II.
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eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the Dutch alliance with pro-Revolution American colonists. Outlines reasons for the sentiment to support American independence as well as strategy involved.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Questions & Answers, American Beginnings: 1492 1690

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibition of images of European settlement to accompany two English, a French, and a Dutch set of promotional accounts that offer advice, encouragement, and occasional warning to prospective immigrants to newly settled areas...
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Primary
Other

Internet Archive: Child Life in the Colonies: New Amsterdam [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A book by Virginia Baker that was published in 1907. It tells the story of a Dutch settler child's life 200 years previously. It recounts Henry Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River, which paved the way for the Dutch settlement of New...