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Jewish Settlers in Dutch New Netherland

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  1. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  2. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  3. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  4. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  5. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  6. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  7. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  8. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  9. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  10. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  11. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  12. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  13. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  14. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  15. Load Letter from the directors at Amsterdam to the Director General and Council, April 26, 1655 in Main Document Viewer
  16. Load Letter from the Directors to Stuyvesant from June 14, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  17. Load Letter from the Directors to Stuyvesant from June 14, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  18. Load Letter from the Directors to Stuyvesant from June 14, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  19. Load Letter from the Directors to Stuyvesant from June 14, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  20. Load Letter from the Directors to Stuyvesant from June 14, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  21. Load Letter from the Directors to Stuyvesant from June 14, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  22. Load Letter from the Directors to Stuyvesant from June 14, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  23. Load Letter from the Directors to Stuyvesant from June 14, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  24. Load Letter from the Directors to the Director General and Council of New Netherland, March 13, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  25. Load Letter from the Directors to the Director General and Council of New Netherland, March 13, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  26. Load Letter from the Directors to the Director General and Council of New Netherland, March 13, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  27. Load Letter from the Directors to the Director General and Council of New Netherland, March 13, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  28. Load Letter from the Directors to the Director General and Council of New Netherland, March 13, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  29. Load Letter from the Directors to the Director General and Council of New Netherland, March 13, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  30. Load Letter from the Directors to the Director General and Council of New Netherland, March 13, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  31. Load Letter from the Directors to the Director General and Council of New Netherland, March 13, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  32. Load Letter from the Directors to the Director General and Council of New Netherland, March 13, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  33. Load Letter from the Directors to the Director General and Council of New Netherland, March 13, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  34. Load Letter from the Directors to the Director General and Council of New Netherland, March 13, 1656 in Main Document Viewer
  35. Load Petition of Abraham de Lucena, Jacob Cohen Henricque, Salvador Dandrada, Joseph Dacosta, and David Frera, Jews, for the same rights in trade and real estate as other citizens in Main Document Viewer
  36. Load Petition of Abraham de Lucena, Jacob Cohen Henricque, Salvador Dandrada, Joseph Dacosta, and David Frera, Jews, for the same rights in trade and real estate as other citizens in Main Document Viewer
  37. Load Petition of Salvador d'Andrada and other Jews that the burgomasters of New Amsterdam had refused to admit them to the right of citizenship in Main Document Viewer

Suggested Teaching Instructions

7.2 COLONIAL DEVELOPMENTS: European exploration of the New World resulted in various interactions with Native Americans and in colonization. The American colonies were established for a variety of reasons and developed differently based on economic, social, and geographic factors. Colonial America had a variety of social structures under which not all people were treated equally.
(Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4; Themes: MOV, GEO, ECO, TECH, EXCH)
7.2d In New York, the Dutch established settlements along the Hudson River and the French established settlements in the Champlain Valley. Dutch contributions to American society were long-lasting.
Student will examine Dutch contributions to American society, including acceptance of a diverse population, a degree of religious toleration and right to petition.

For an overview of Jewish history in New York see The early history of the Jews in New York, 1654-1664. Some new matter on the subject. by Samuel Oppenheim.

https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.earlyhistoryofje00oppe/?sp=11&st=image

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