Henry Hudson
i think it was champlain :)
Duke of york
Manhattan
Yes the Dutch claimed the Hudson River area.
The first European to visit New York was Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524. The Dutch claimed the land in 1609 following Henry Hudson's search for a Northwest Passage and called it New Netherland.
The Dutch. Even though Henry Hudson, who first sailed up New York Harbor, was an English explorer, he was hired by the Dutch East India Company in 1609 to find a northeastern sea passage to Asia and the spice islands of the South Pacific. Because Hudson had been hired by the Dutch East India Company, the Dutch later claimed the area and established a colony, naming it New Amsterdam. Peter Minuit of the Dutch West Indies Company bought the island in 1626 from the Manhattan Indians for $24 worth of merchandise. However, it was renamed New York when the English took control in 1664.
The New York Colony began as the Dutch trading outpost of New Netherlands. The Dutch founded the colony in 1614. Later the British took over this area and renamed it New York in 1664.
In 1609 Henry Hudson established a Dutch colony in what is now New York. Yet the colony was small and the fort that was built was not very strong. The port was a good one so the British became interested in the area and when the brother of the king, the Duke of York, was given the area of New York in 1664. New York was seized by English without a shot being fired. Named, after the Duke of York it became New York.
Henry Hudson
Yes the Dutch claimed the Hudson River area.
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson
Samuel de Champlain
It is believed that the first inhabitants of New York area were Native Americans who inhabited this area as early as 10000 years ago. The Europeans discovered the land in 1524 and Dutch colonized New York in 1609.
This area was first claimed by Holland.
The Rio Grande area was claimed by Spain in 1598. It was discovered by the Spanish explorer Juan de Onate.
The Dutch of the Netherlands.
A man named Samuel De Champlain claimed New York.
The first European to visit New York was Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524. The Dutch claimed the land in 1609 following Henry Hudson's search for a Northwest Passage and called it New Netherland.
The Dutch. Even though Henry Hudson, who first sailed up New York Harbor, was an English explorer, he was hired by the Dutch East India Company in 1609 to find a northeastern sea passage to Asia and the spice islands of the South Pacific. Because Hudson had been hired by the Dutch East India Company, the Dutch later claimed the area and established a colony, naming it New Amsterdam. Peter Minuit of the Dutch West Indies Company bought the island in 1626 from the Manhattan Indians for $24 worth of merchandise. However, it was renamed New York when the English took control in 1664.