Question

task: write an acrostic poem about the new york colony based on facts that you read today in class. use the chart below. - be sure to write in correctly written english sentences using topic specific terms unique to new york when it was a dutch or a british colony. due: 12/12 \colonial new york\ by n new york was once called new netherland. e eventually, new netherland was colonized by the british without ... w when ... y yes, it is true, the original price paid for manhattan was ... o originally, all of new york city was the ancestral homeland of .. r religion wasnt .. k knowledge of ..

Explanation:

To complete the acrostic poem "Colonial New York", we expand each line with historical facts about New York as a Dutch/British colony:

• N: New York was once called New Netherland (under Dutch rule, the colony was named New Netherland, with New Amsterdam as its capital).
• E: Eventually, New Netherland was colonized by the British without a major battle (in 1664, the British took control of New Netherland peacefully, renaming it New York).
• W: When the Dutch settled, they traded with Native Americans (the Dutch established trade, especially for beaver pelts, with tribes like the Lenape).
• Y: Yes, it is true, the original price paid for Manhattan was beads and trinkets (the Dutch purchased Manhattan from the Lenape in 1626, reportedly with goods worth about 60 guilders).
• O: Originally, all of New York City was the ancestral homeland of the Lenape (the Lenape people inhabited the land that became New York before European settlement).
• R: Religion wasn’t restricted (New York had religious tolerance, allowing various faiths, unlike some other colonies).
• K: Knowledge of farming and trade thrived (colonists and Native Americans shared agricultural and commercial practices).

Answer:

"Colonial New York"
By [Your Name]

New York was once called New Netherland,
Eventually, New Netherland was colonized by the British without a fight,
When the Dutch settled, they traded with Native Americans,
Yes, it is true, the original price paid for Manhattan was beads and trinkets,
Originally, all of New York City was the ancestral homeland of the Lenape,
Religion wasn’t restricted, many faiths found a home,
Knowledge of farming and trade thrived, binding cultures to roam.