They struggled to grow enough food to survive and often has conflicts with native American groups.
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Many of the settlers that settled in the middle colonies were Dutch people from the Netherlands or Sweden. There were also German and Irish immigrants who settled in the middle colonies.
By limiting cultivation of the crop to one island and forcing others to stop the growing and trade of the spice.
What area did the Dutch control
A Patroon was a large landowner in the Dutch New Netherland colony of North America or modern day New York state. These landowners headed manors and were very similar to feudal land systems. A patroon held the power to create courts, appoint officials and hold or grant lands. In agreement with the Dutch West India Company, he was required to have 50 families on his land within two years.