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Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 4: New York
Infographic #2: Dutch Life in New York
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1. Ten years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, explorer Henry Hudson claimed land for the Dutch that opened the way for the first European settlements. Hudson and his crew made a voyage aboard a tiny Dutch ship called the Half Moon. To learn more about Hudson's historic journey, explore a replica of his ship at Half Moon.
http://www.timesunion.com/halfmoon/

  • Click Facts and read the history of the Half Moon.
  • Go back to the main page by clicking Half Moon home page.
  • Click Photo Tour to open a new window to explore the ship. Click each photo. When you have seen all parts of the ship, close this window.
  • Finally, take the Quiz. If you miss a question, click Give me the answer to learn more about Dutch sailing.

Online Activity: The Dutch Arrive
Read the history and facts about the Half Moon and its crew to answer the following questions. Type your answers into the spaces provided.



   What is a mutiny? Why was the mutiny aboard the Half Moon important to the Dutch discovery of New York?
   

   What was Ft. Nassau? What is it called today?
   

   What was the original purpose of the Half Moon's voyage?
   

   After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, how far north and how far south did Henry Hudson and his crew sail? What were they looking for?
   

   Why do you think people constructed a replica of the Dutch ship and sailed it up the Hudson River?
   


2. Find clues to Dutch settlements in the New York and New England area. The Dutch called the region of western Long Island, Manhattan Island and the Hudson River Valley north to Albany, New Netherlands. To learn about influences left by these early settlers go to Long Island Our Story.
http://www.lihistory.com/3/hs303a.htm

  • Read this short article.
  • Make a list of Dutch influenced road, building, and place names.
  • Where can you visit historic Dutch homes?
Offline Activity: Mapping Dutch Influence!
Study a map of New York. Find the places that you wrote down from the Web site that are reminders of Dutch life. Then look for other towns, roads, buildings, parks, and bodies of water that might have been named by Dutch settlers. Then on an outline map of New York or one that you have drawn, mark and label the evidence of Dutch settlement.

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