=The Leading Facts.= _1._ Peter Stuyvesant was sent out by the
Dutch West India Company as Governor of New York. _2._ He ruled the
colony in his own way and gave the people very little power. _3._
The council surrendered the colony to the English against the will
of Stuyvesant. _4._ New Netherland became the colony of New York.
_5._ The Dutch kept up the customs of their native country. _6._
William Penn, son of a great English naval officer, became a Quaker
while a student at Oxford. _7._ He founded a colony in America on
a tract of land given him in payment of the king's debt to his
father. _8._ Penn gave the colonists the right to choose their own
rulers and to make their own laws. _9._ He gave a free constitution
and made friends with the Indians. _10._ He founded the city of
Philadelphia, which grew faster than the other colonial towns.
_11._ The Quakers were gentle and friendly to everybody. _12._
All religions were welcomed in the colony. _13._ When a friend of
Oglethorpe's died in a debtors' prison, Oglethorpe determined to do
something for the unfortunates shut up in jail for debt. _14._ He
obtained a charter from the king for some land in Georgia. _15._ In
his selection of settlers no lazy men were allowed. _16._ The town
was built near the mouth of the Savannah River. _17._ The Savannah
colony flourished, and many other settlers came to Georgia. _18._
Oglethorpe built Frederica to keep back the Spaniards. _19._ The
colonies south of Virginia thrived on the production of rice,
indigo, lumber, tar, and turpentine.
=Study Questions.= _1._ Tell the story of Peter Stuyvesant until
the time he became governor. _2._ What reforms did Stuyvesant
bring to the colony? _3._ How did he rule? _4._ What part did the
nine men play in the government? _5._ What were they called? _6._
Why were the people glad when the English fleet came? _7._ What
did William and Mary do for the colony? _8._ Tell what you know
about the way the Dutch lived. _9._ Why should the students at
Oxford be surprised to hear that William Penn had turned Quaker?
_10._ Why did his father drive him from home? _11._ What shows
that William Penn did not waste his time in Paris? _12._ Who made
peace between Penn and his father? _13._ What was William Penn's
noble resolution? _14._ How did Penn come into possession of
Pennsylvania? _15._ Prove that Penn was a very generous man. _16._
Why did William Penn call his town the "city of brotherly love"?
_17._ Make a picture of the great treaty under the elm. _18._ Tell
the story of Oglethorpe. _19._ Why did Charleston lend a helping
hand to Oglethorpe's colony? _20._ Where did the settlers of
Georgia come from? _21._ What did Oglethorpe build Frederica for?
_22._ What did the colonists south of Virginia raise?
=Suggested Readings.= STUYVESANT: Williams, _Stories from Early New
York History_, 21-32; Smith and Dutton, _The Colonies_, 189-202.
PENN: Pratt, _Early Colonies_, 158-165; Hart, _Colonial Children_,
144-148, Dixon, _William Penn_, 11-273.
OGLETHORPE: Smith and Dutton, _The Colonies_, 78-89; Pratt, _Early
Colonies_, 173-176; Hart, _Source Book_, 71-73; Cooper, _James
Oglethorpe_.
ROBERT CAVELIER DE LA SALLE, WHO FOLLOWED THE FATHER OF WATERS TO ITS
MOUTH, AND ESTABLISHED NEW FRANCE FROM CANADA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO