New Netherlands

  • Dutch Colonists form a settlement in New Amesterdam

    Dutch Colonists form a settlement in New Amesterdam

  • Dutch Colonists arrive in New York

    Dutch Colonists arrive in New York

  • Peter Minuit (Dutch Colonist) purchases Manhattan Island from Native Americans. Renamed it New Amesterdam

    Peter Minuit (Dutch Colonist) purchases Manhattan Island from Native Americans. Renamed it New Amesterdam

  • Dutch Governor (Peter Stuyvesant) surrenders New Netherlands to English. Renamed it New York

    Dutch Governor (Peter Stuyvesant) surrenders New Netherlands to English. Renamed it New York

  • Dutch military retakes New York from the British

    Dutch military retakes New York from the British

  • Dutch settle in Pennsylvania

    Dutch settle in Pennsylvania