History of the United States I / Unit 3 USH1 0310 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Patroonships
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The idea
A patroonship granted large tracts of land and the right to govern the tenants there, to investors who shared costs and promised passage for at least thirty Dutch farmers.
In practice
Kiliaen van Rensselaer holding one of the largest, covering most of present-day Albany and Rensselaer Counties.
Where people slip
The system created a yawning gap in wealth and status between rent-paying tenants and wealthy patroons.
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