Question

which of these statements is true of life in new netherland before the english arrived? check all of the boxes that apply. slavery was forbidden. the colony had a profitable fur trade. new amsterdam became an independent city. the dutch west india company had the power to appoint leaders. done

Explanation:

• Slavery was permitted in New Netherland; the Dutch West India Company enslaved people for labor, so this statement is false.
• The fur trade was a core, profitable economic activity for the colony, as Dutch traders traded with Indigenous groups for furs to export to Europe, so this statement is true.
• New Amsterdam was a controlled settlement under the Dutch West India Company and never became an independent city before English control, so this statement is false.
• The Dutch West India Company, as the colonial authority, held the power to appoint the colony's leaders (like directors-general), so this statement is true.

Answer:

• The colony had a profitable fur trade.
• The Dutch West India Company had the power to appoint leaders.