ari140 ari140
  • 01-12-2017
  • History
contestada

Who purchased Manhattan for $24.00 worth trinkets and beads

Respuesta :

agentpws
agentpws agentpws
  • 01-12-2017
In 1626 Peter Minuit bought Manhattan island from the local Indians for a load of cloth, beads, hatchets, and other odds and ends then worth 60 Dutch guilders. According to my Encyclopedia Britannica, 60 guilders in 1626 would buy you 1-1/2 pounds of silver.
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

How much would the output contribute to GDP if the lumber were imported from Canada?
PLS HURRY!! Simplify. 7/3+3(2/3−1/3)^2 Enter your answer in the box.
Why is ozone an important part of earth’s atmosphere ?
It looks like it is going to rain today there are a lot of clouds in the sky the sun is not shining I will play inside if it rains
In two different ways how is the "The Rule of Uranus" is a creation myth. I REALLY NEED HELP LIKE NOW
Help with the fill ins please I don’t understand
Use the distributive to remove the parentheses. -7(6x-2y)
In poetry, what is it called when words are spelled similarly but do not rhyme, such as "have" and "save"? A.Couplet B. Eye rhyme C. Slant rhyme D. Alliteratio
Race track A has 33000 more grandstand seats than twice the number of grandstand seats at another race track B together these two track seats 216000 auto racing
What shared experiences, intellectual currents, and cultural elements drew together British subjects on both sides of the Atlantic during this period?