Teacher's Notes

Theme:
Many European nations sent explorers to the New World.

Sub-theme:
The Dutch attempted to encourage emigration to the New World with their Patroon system.

Concepts:

• patroon
• trading corporation
• quit rent
• feudalism
• landed aristocracy
• charter
• monopoly

Performance objectives -- this lesson focuses on developing skills at:

• Analyzing an original document encouraging emigration
• Researching concepts and terms dealing with colonial land systems
• Writing an essay expressing an opinion on reasons for emigration

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