Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Studying New Amsterdam

What has been most interesting or most surprising to you in your New Amsterdam/early New York studies?

38 comments:

jake said...

The most interesting part today was when I walked in because it was so new

lynmarie said...

that would have to be the like the pin char and the donky sign too.

michael said...

It had surprise me that the English had to force the dutch to give New Amsterdam up.

Anonymous said...

I think the most interesting thing to know in New Amsterdam is who were the settlers who came here and that Henry Hudson came here 400 years ago!

zuri said...

well the most shocking part is when I heard they used to hit kids and make them sit on nedels.Today we saw Mr. Shevel act like peter Stuyverson it was really funny.

virginia said...

i think it was fun learning about new york's roots!!!!!!!!

brian said...

I think the most interesting is who were the settlers and that Henry Hudson came here 400 years ago!

Berjean said...

What I thought was most surprising was the way they spelled words: like instead of saying your they use the words ~ thou, & instead of using the word the, they would use the words~ thy!!!
So this was what was really surprising to me & it was also really, really interesting!!!!!!

sushan said...

The dutch were more worried about the english than the native americans but they had war with the native americans but still the dutch were still afraid of the english.

virginia said...

most interesting was how strict dutch teachers were!!!!!!!!!!!!

kayad said...

It was new when I walked in the room and surprising to because we had to do things we never did befor

elias said...

The most instersing thing was making are owen quill pens and writing with them. Have you ever writen with one?.

zuri said...

the most shocking part was when I heard they hit their child with sticks and made them sit on neadals and their parents didn`t care.

sammy.c said...

I think it more hard for the boys because they lean more

sc said...

I thinkit was hard

kayla d said...

It was new when I walked in the room and surprising to because most of the things we did we never did befor.

Aaliyah said...

i like how you said that you liked new amsterdam also i think that you are right because i like new amsterdam too...

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deasisa said...

because we have 2 be ducth 4 one hole day and it hard we are 4th grade's trying 2 be dutch so 4 u people never ever say Ducth is good because it was hard 4 some people so if u know how a ducth feel back then but some kids think it fun so when u go 2 4th grade u will know how it feel but if u had ducth day u know people how it feels

cmm said...

The most interesting things that we did was making quill pens,tiles. I don't think it is fair for the girls because they don't get respect.

odeta said...

What I learned, that was interesting was that Henry Hudson sailed ( what is now the Hudson river ) the North river. And when he got to North America he traded silverware for beaver furs, to make money.

tania said...

It has been interesting to learn about Henry Hudson when he sail all the way to east but then sail to west!!!!!

kayla D said...

I was surprise because the girls back then had to sit on the pin chair.

daisuke said...

Today,(04,07,2008)is dutch day.I studying amsterdam
,too.I noticed New Amsterdam is a big city.

Claudia said...

The most interesting part was when we FIRST walked in, every thing was different!!!

Ashlee said...

The most intersting part was when they had a pin chair and they had a Donkey sign.

niti said...

It was hard because the girls have to sit on pin chair and the boys need to hold heavy books

Brianna said...

What was surprising to me was that children had the meanest punishments. For example girls sat on pins and boys held three heavy books on a chair.

fabian said...

It was amazing how a city turned in to the prefect city in u.s.a what was amazing was the history.

Brianna said...

What was surprising to me was that children had the meanest punishments. For example girls sat on pins and boys held three heavy books on a chair.

kayla.b said...

The most interesting part of studying new Amsterdam is about the Dutch.

TRE said...

it is bad because it you did one thing bad
you get punished and even when you do something by mistake you get punished.

Chazz said...

What has been interesting to me is that it was not fair that for the Dutch took over New York from the Native Americans. If I was on of the Native Americans I would have fought them until I was dead.

lily said...

It was interesting on Dutch day because we learned what it used to be like back then.

richard said...

the most bad thing for the dutch kids because their punishment was bad because the will get hit by a stick or sit in a pin chair.

maya said...

My favorite thing was learning about Dutch schools!

sam p said...

I learn that it was hared for kids in new Amsterdam because if they did something bad they wood have to holed books over there head.

Sofia said...

I really liked the part when we were writing with Quill pens. I am use to writing in scriped so it was fun and really easy!!!!!!!!