Question

the english government did not want the dutch in new netherland to be able to control trade between the other english colonies.
the english government insisted that english explorers had already claimed the land of new netherland. so, they argued that the land already belonged to them.
the english king wanted to give his younger brother james, the duke of york, land from new netherland for a colony.
if the dutch decided to fight back, the english could be forced into a war.
columns: a reason for wanting to take over new netherland; not a reason for wanting to take over new netherland

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each statement:

1. "The English government did not want the Dutch in New Netherland to be able to control trade between the other English colonies."

Controlling trade between colonies is a strategic/economic reason to take over—so this is a reason.

1. "The English government insisted that English explorers had already claimed the land of New Netherland. So, they argued that the land already belonged to them."

Claiming prior ownership (territorial claim) is a reason to take over—so this is a reason.

1. "The English king wanted to give his younger brother James, the Duke of York, land from New Netherland for a colony."

Granting land for a colony is a political/personal reason to take over—so this is a reason.

1. "If the Dutch decided to fight back, the English could be forced into a war."

The risk of war is a deterrent (not a reason to want to take over, since war is undesirable). So this is not a reason.

For the "A reason for wanting to take over New Netherland" column, mark the first three statements. For "Not a reason", mark the last statement ("If the Dutch decided to fight back...").

(Assuming you need to classify each:

• Reason:
• The English government did not want the Dutch...
• The English government insisted that English explorers...
• The English king wanted to give his younger brother...
• Not a reason:
• If the Dutch decided to fight back... )

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each statement:

1. "The English government did not want the Dutch in New Netherland to be able to control trade between the other English colonies."

Controlling trade between colonies is a strategic/economic reason to take over—so this is a reason.

1. "The English government insisted that English explorers had already claimed the land of New Netherland. So, they argued that the land already belonged to them."

Claiming prior ownership (territorial claim) is a reason to take over—so this is a reason.

1. "The English king wanted to give his younger brother James, the Duke of York, land from New Netherland for a colony."

Granting land for a colony is a political/personal reason to take over—so this is a reason.

1. "If the Dutch decided to fight back, the English could be forced into a war."

The risk of war is a deterrent (not a reason to want to take over, since war is undesirable). So this is not a reason.

For the "A reason for wanting to take over New Netherland" column, mark the first three statements. For "Not a reason", mark the last statement ("If the Dutch decided to fight back...").

(Assuming you need to classify each:

• Reason:
• The English government did not want the Dutch...
• The English government insisted that English explorers...
• The English king wanted to give his younger brother...
• Not a reason:
• If the Dutch decided to fight back... )