. North America; or, The United States and the adjacent countries. ve said, was claimed \by the latter on the ground of discovery by the ^\ Cabots; and accordingly. King Charles gave the \\ country colonized by the Dutch to his brother X\ James, called the duke of York. These kings ^^ make magnificent presents. So thought the duke; \\ and accordingly, in the year above nap^d, he sent\ over a squadron to take possession of New Nether-X lands, his brothers gift. ^ 6. What of New England ? How did the Dutch and EnglishN colonies behave to each other ? 7. What of the Indians ? TheX war that follow
. North America; or, The United States and the adjacent countries. ve said, was claimed \by the latter on the ground of discovery by the ^\ Cabots; and accordingly. King Charles gave the \\ country colonized by the Dutch to his brother X\ James, called the duke of York. These kings ^^ make magnificent presents. So thought the duke; \\ and accordingly, in the year above nap^d, he sent\ over a squadron to take possession of New Nether-X lands, his brothers gift. ^ 6. What of New England ? How did the Dutch and EnglishN colonies behave to each other ? 7. What of the Indians ? TheX war that followed ? 8. What of the increase of the Dutch colo-J ny ? 9. To whom was the country given by King Charles ? \ NEW YORK. 137 10. The governor, at this time, was called Stuyve-sant, and he seems to have thought of resisting thesummons to surrender. But the people had a differ-ent feeling, and so he was obliged to submit. Thusthe Dutch colony passed into the hands of the Eng- 5 lish, and received, from the name of the new pro- ^ prietor, its present title of New York,. Captain Kidd. 1. A SUCCESSION of arbitrary governors weresent over to rule the country ; but still the colonyincreased. In 1673, a war between England and 10. What became of the colony of New Netherlands ? >Chapter XLIV.— Questions. — 1. What of the war between \England and Holland ? { 12 S 138 NEW YORK. I \ Holland having broken out, the latter sent over a \ \ fleet and took the city of New York; but it was \ ^ restored to the British the year after. \ ^ 2. The province was now placed under Sir Ed- ^ > mund Andros, as governor, a man who figures large- ^\ ly in the history of this period, as puffed up with \\ office and pride, and consequently rendered cruel j\ and tyrannical. He was a man of a mean soul, ^^. and thought that greatness consisted in making ^ > every body feel his power — a mistake which little \X people are very apt to make. \\ 8. The government, under the rulers appointed \^ by the duke
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