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∙ 14y agoThe Dutch were the first colonists, they called it New Amsterdam. It was they, who famously bought Manhattan from the Indians for $24.00. Eventually the Netherlands ceded the area to England and the British renamed it New York.
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∙ 12y agoThe Dutch. Peter Minuit purchased Manahatta from the Lenape Indians in 1626. The island was renamed New Netherland or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch.
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∙ 14y agoThe Dutch were the first Europeans to colonize the island of Manhattan, in 1624. They named it "New Amsterdam."
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∙ 13y agoBecause it has a good harbor, with river access. That, and the fact that the Dutch were able to buy it for a few trinkets.
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∙ 16y agoThe Dutch, at least initially.
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∙ 13y ago1664
The first Europeans to establish a colony in what later became New York State was the Dutch. They settled there in around 1613.
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The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle Manhattan Island. Their town was called 'New Amsterdam' until it was taken by the British, who named it after a military leader.
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The Dutch West India Company from the Netherlands.
The first Europeans sent to Ausrralia were British convicts, along with the officers and marines sent to guard them and establish a new colony.
These were the British convicts, along with the officers and marines sent to guard them and establish the new colony.
Sir Walter Raleigh's first attempt to establish the first English colony in the New World was in Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina. This settlement later became known as the "Lost Colony" after its mysterious disappearance.
they established the Plymouth colony
We did. (The British)
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