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1 .       Much like England, the other commercial power at the time, ___________ was Protestant, committed to a market economy, and sustained by a thriving middle class. 



2 .       Holland was home of the Renaissance humanist ___________, whose values of toleration and moderation permeated the society. 



3 .       In 1621, __________ secured a monopoly with both the Americas and Africa that also entitled it to establish colonies in "fruitful and unsettled parts." 



4 .       The new Dutch colony grew very slowly so that there were fewer than _____________ settlers in 1664. 



5 .       "Patroons" were men who would bring fifty settlers to the new colony of New Netherland. 

 
 


6 .       This colony was privately financed by a government-encouraged trading outpost that failed when it was unable to return a quick profit on minimal investment; it was absorbed in 1655 by the larger colony of New Netherland. 



7 .       ___________ governed the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until 1664. 



8 .       Dutch officials and merchants devised policies of toleration of religious minorities and justice toward native Americans but also encouraged slavery in North America. 

 
 


9 .       The most profitable activity for the Dutch was agriculture. 

 
 


10 .       Which of the following is not one of the results of the Beaver Wars? 



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