https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/American-colonies/631629 "One of the greatest of all colonial figures presided over the founding of what became Pennsylvania and Delaware. William Penn, son of the prominent English admiral Sir William Penn, had been converted to the Society of Friends, or Quakers, in 1667, in his early 20s." Britannica Schools
https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2018/09/life-in-new-amsterdam-how-the-dutch-built-the-foundations-of-new-york-city-history.html Sep 21, 2018 "The Dutch were drawn to the New World not because of its beauty, but because of its beavers. Beaver pelts were all the rage in European fashion, and European explorers like Henry Hudson reported back that this unexplored land was filled with the animals and their beautiful coats." Bowery Boys
https://medium.com/the-global-millennial/how-the-netherlands-is-the-worlds-second-largest-food-exporter-c411b8fb14dd Jun 27, 2017 "The Netherlands also places a great deal of importance on educating their agricultural workforce. Wageningen University is the world’s number one institution for agricultural education, and in addition to this, twelve of the world’s biggest food and drink companies have research and development facilities in the Netherlands. Among them are Danone and Heinz." The Global Millennial
https://www.loc.gov/item/74694156 Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756. Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793. London, Printed for Carington Bowles, 1771.
https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b04183 Pedestrians; people seated in chairs in front of bldg. Names Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834, engraver Created / Published 1800.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRVSPT7A8yM Sep 1, 2009 Envision New York City, but strip away the dazzling lights, skyscrapers, noisy traffic and countless passersby. What did the island of Manhattan look like before the city took shape? National Geographic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c21LIu_5zzc Dec 8, 2021 America’s Middle Colonies included today's states of Delaware, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The Middle Colonies are different in important ways from the New England colonies. Learn about these key differences in today’s episode! Credits: Visual 1 & 4 (Quaker house): NPS: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/quakers-at-the-battle-of-guilford-courthouse.htm | Visual 2 (Map of middle colonies): LOC: https://www.loc.gov/item/74694156 | Visual 3 (Philadelphia): LOC: https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b04183 | Visual 5 (Slavery): National Archives/LOC: https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2010/spring/dcslavery.html | Visual 6 (Iroquois): LOC: https://www.loc.gov/item/2007661908?loclr=blogloc Center for Civic Education