Which of the following statements best describes a major change that took place in new netherland after the duke of york claimed the colony? 1. many wealthy colonists were able to purchase and sell enslaved workers for the first time.
2. many females colonlists, married women in particular, gained more rights and greater freedoms
3. many colonists had to pay heavy taxes for the first time and suffered financially as a result
4. many colonists gained religious freedom, and jewish settlers in particular had more legal rights

The correct answer is:

1. Many wealthy colonists were able to purchase and sell enslaved workers for the first time.

The systematic use of black slaves in New Netherland had begun in 1626 when the first cargo of 11 Africans was unloaded by the Dutch West India Company.

The British took over in 1664, and control of the colony passed to the Duke of York, who held controlling interests in the Royal African Company. The change of name from New Netherland to New York brought a significant shift in policy. Whereas the Dutch before them had used slavery as part of their colonial policy, the British used the colony as a market for slaves.

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.