He was an explorer and volunteered to go.
New Netherland was led by Peter Minuit In 1626
Peter Stuyvesant
how did peter stuyvesant do that was good for new netherland
Peter Stuyvesent was the 7th governor of New Netherland.
Peter Minuit found Delaware and he purchased the island of Manhattan from Native Americans. Minuit joined the Dutch West India Company and was sent to New Netherland.
Peter Minuit
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant, Director-General of New Netherland, surrendered to the British because he did not have the support of the colonists. They preferred the lenient terms of Colonel Richard Nicolls to the authoritarian expectations of Stuyvesant.
They think he is mean.
Charles wanted New Netherland for the more land, the fur trade and its abundance of Natural Resources. When English warships invaded New Netherland, Peter Stuyvesant tried to inspire the residents to fight, but could not. As a result, New Netherland was taken by the British without a fight.
The conqueror of New Sweden who later lost New Netherland to the English was Peter Stuyvesant. He would serve as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland from 1647.
peter stuyvesant was the governor of new netherland, which later became new york after it was ceded to the british in 1664