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This is the question
In what ways did the colony of New Netherland have a historical-geographical relation to its neighboring middle colonies similar to the one Massachusetts Bay had to the other New England colonies, and in what way were the relations different?

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I'll try to help you understand. What is the question?

I'll try to help you understand. What is the question?

This Is The Question.
In what ways did the colony of New Netherland have a historical-geographical relation to its neighboring middle colonies similar to the one Massachusetts Bay had to the other New England colonies, and in what way were the relations different?

First, do you know anything about the New Netherland and Massachusetts Bay colonies -- where they were, the political climate in each, who lived there, etc. That's your first job. I suggest you start a chart listing each colony in the left column and characteristics to compare along the top row.

Also, the question is about two different groups of colonies, one Dutch and one English.

Wikipedia --

New Netherland, or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the 17th-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the East Coast of North America. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Netherland)

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century, in New England, situated around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony)