Pretend that you are a 17th century settler in the Neo-European colony : New Netherlands. Write a two-page letter to your worried parents back home. Explain your rationale for leaving Europe, as well as some of your most memorable experiences thus far.

Pretend that you are a 17th century settler in the Neo-European colony : New Netherlands. Write a two-page letter to your worried parents back home. Explain your rationale for leaving Europe, as well as some of your most memorable experiences thus far. What is something new about the "New World" that you have learned? Although this is a creative writing assignment, ground your descriptions in historical facts.

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Pretend that you are a 17th century settler in the Neo-European colony : New Netherlands. Write a two-page letter to your worried parents back home. Explain your rationale for leaving Europe, as well as some of your most memorable experiences thus far.
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