The Dutch settlement of New Netherland was:
A. highly aristocratic with large feudal estates called patroonships
B. very successful due to available volunteers who received 50 acres of land for every four adults
C. successful from the beginning because the colony's welfare was placed before the dividends due the stockholders
D. unusual in its acceptance of democratic government that tolerated free speech and freedom of religion
E. popular with settlers who elected Peter Stuyvesant to be there Governor
Is this A?
1 answer
Yes.