california became home to a substantial minority of english-speaking settlers in 1900.
california became home to a substantial minority of english-speaking settlers in 1900.
when did california become home to a substantial minority of english-speaking settlers?
1900
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new netherland was quickly divvied up, the lands west of the newly named city of new york becoming part of proprietary colony of east jersey; staten island's status would be determined 10 years later. by-passing bergen, the english chose as its capital a site close to arthur kill, naming it elizabethtown, after the wife of its proprietor, sir george carteret. on october 28, 1664, the elizabethtown tract, taking in lands southwest of achter col, was purchased from three raritan. an assembly was held in 1668, attended by representatives of bergen. soon after, the concession and agreement was issued providing religious freedom and recognition of private property in the colony. for those living in bergen and surrounding areas life was not much changed under english rule, though they were required to pledge loyalty to the new government. english speaking settlers, mostly from new england and long island, came to the province, concentrating on the elizabethtown tract and newark tract, and to the north at the english neighborhood. the wide waterways that separated them geographically mirrored the cultural divide and allowed the new netherlanders to retain their language, religion, traditions, and local political power. during negotiations for the treaty of breda, english commissioners' offers to return new netherland in exchange for sugar factories on the coast of suriname were refused. upon its signing on july 31, 1667, english possession and rule were formalized. in 1668, they granted a charter for the "towne and corporation of bergen". the english also recorded many land purchases and transfers to both dutch and english-speaking settlers, including those at minkaque and ramapo (bayonne). during this period they also confirmed previous patents and deeds, in 1665 for a land owned by nicolas verlet at hobuk (hoboken), and in 1669 for a large tract (of 2260 acres) at achinigeu-hach (or "ackingsah-sack") (hackensack river/overpeck creek) given earlier to sarah kiersted in gratitude for her work as emissary and interpreter by oratam.
bergen, new netherland