Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Stuyvesant and his council negotiated with the British to produce 24 articles of provisional transfer that sought to guarantee New Netherlanders liberties , including freedom of religion , under British rule .
Simplified: Stuyvesant and his council made a deal with the British where New Netherlanders were promised liberties , including freedom of religion , under British rule .