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Well it was the British that took over New Amsterdam, but they didn't buy it the British came with the intent of invading the city, but when the population refused to fight for the Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant, the city fell without a shot fired.

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Manhattan was sold to the Dutch by the Native American Lenape tribe (also called Delaware Indians), who originally inhabited the land.

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