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The Dutch Settle in New Netherland
Explain how the Dutch came to settle in New Netherland.
Chronicle the transfer of Dutch control of New Netherland to English control.
What are some lasting influences of the Dutch in this region of the Americas?
Dutch defeat Spain Catholic Spain controlled Netherlands in 16th century
Protestantism takes hold in Netherlands
Religious tension began to emerge between Catholic Spain & Dutch
Dutch fight for their independence and religious freedom & win
Golden Age of Dutch history
Golden Age 17th century Netherlands
Cultural and economic accomplishments EMERGED AS COMMERICAL & NAVAL POWER
Emerged as major
European colonial power
Dutch East Indies
Competition Conflict with England as world power
Dutch wanted greater riches beyond the Dutch East Indies
Hired English explorer Henry Hudson Ventured into New York and Delaware Bay-1609 Hudson River-shortcut?
Established Dutch settlement in modern day NYC
New Netherland 1623-1624
Permanent Dutch settlement
Purchase Manhattan, AKA New Amsterdam, from Natives
Aristocratic and despotic zeal
Diverse seaport town
Weak government
Hostilities with Indians and English New Englanders
New Sweden Swedish colony
Anemic colony on the Delaware River
Entered colonial game during Thirty Years War to promote Protestantism
Dutch resented Swedish intrusion
Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch director-general, attacked New Sweden
New Netherland absorbed colonists of New Sweden
The English Seize New Netherland
1664
English were threatened by Dutch & viewed them as intruders
King Charles II (Restoration) granted land to his brother, Duke of York
Peter Stuyvesant tried to fend of the English invaders, but was forced to surrender
New Netherland, renamed New York, after the Duke of York
Lasting Dutch Influences What are some of the lasting influences of the Dutch in
this region of the Americas? Names- Haarlem-Harlem
Breukelen-Brooklyn Architecture Social customs
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