How Did the English Conquest of New Netherland Affect Freedom

question 59

Multiple Choice

How did the English conquest of New Netherland affect freedom in the colony?

• A) Women in New York were now able to conduct business in their own names, which greatly expanded the number of women traders by 1700.
• B) Black New Yorkers now had expanded access to many skilled jobs, and the number of runaway slaves from the South increased.
• C) The Duke of York and his appointees withdrew the immense grants of land that the Dutch had awarded to favorite wealthy families.
• D) The duke declared that the new elected assembly would include at least ten representatives chosen by the Iroquois Confederacy.
• E) The Charter of Liberties and Privileges established an elections process and reaffirmed traditional English rights such as trial by jury and security of property.

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