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New Amsterdam was a DUTCH colony. founded by Petert Stuyvesant.

Subsequently it became New York.

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Is new Amsterdam french or dutch?

Dutch


Compare the French settlement of Quebec to the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam?

Well Quebec had a war and New Amsterdam did not. But New Amsterdam was part of a city and Quebec is not.


What is dutch name for New Netherlands capital?

The dutch name was: " Nieuw Amsterdam" (new amsterdam)


Which group was settled in New York?

According to the 2002 edition of History Alive! The United States, Dutch and English came there in search of new lives. The Dutch. Dutch, it was once known as New Amsterdam. The Dutch settled New Amsterdam, which became New York City after the Dutch surrendered the land to the English.


What did Dutch call New York?

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Was the dutch governor of new Amsterdam in 1964?

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Why is new Amsterdam named after Dutch?

because they settled there so they named the town new amsterdam and because new amterdam today is Dutch


What the major dutch settlement in the new world?

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What was New York's original name when owned by the Dutch?

New Amsterdam


When was the surrender of New Amsterdam to the British?

The Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British in 1664.


What did the Dutch do for New York?

The Dutch founded New York in 1625.. Back then, it was called New Amsterdam, after the Dutch capitol of Amsterdam. It was a trading post at first. In 1664, the British captured it.


Were Dutch people New Yorkers?

That's the other way around. The Dutch founded New York (called Nieuw Amsterdam, New Amsterdam back then).