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The Duthc in America
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The Dutch come to America
The explorer Henry Hudson found a river that thought would take him all the way across the continent. Of course it didn't, but he did claim the land along the river for The Netherlands. -
Merchants form Dutch West India Company
The Dutch settle near present-day Albany, along the northern Hodson coast. They built Fort Orange and realizid the profit of fur trade. -
Peter Minuit comes to New Netherland.
The Dutch sent Peter Minuit to New Netherlands to be the new governor. He was sent there to be the new governor of the Dutch settelment. -
Peter Stuyvesant Becomes the Govoner of New Netherland
Peter Stryvesant was generally disliked and he had a superior attitude to the city councilors. despite his cruelity, he was govorner for 17 years. -
The Duke of York gets New Netherland
England's king, Charles II, Gave all the land to, his brother James, The Duke Of York. the Dutch couldn't fught back, due to wet gunpowder, and England took over without the use of arms.
