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Why was New York found and who found it and where?

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The Dutch actually were the first founders of New York.It was named Nieuw Amsterdam.The founders were Peter Minuit and Henry Hudson.It became New York after the English sent warships to Dutch and usurped Nieuw Amsterdam renamimg it New York after the Duke of York.

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