the dutch
New Netherland
New Netherland
cause the were stupid
Gold mining
New York
It was New Amsterdam
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No continent bought Manhattan. It was bought by New Netherland, a Dutch settlement.
New Netherland. The settlement at New York City (Manhattan Island) was called New Amsterdam.
In 1664, Peter Stuyvesant was the governor (actually, his title was Director General) of New Netherland, not New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam was a colony in the greater New Netherland settlement. There was never a governor (or Director General) of New Amsterdam.
The Duke of York New York
In 1664, Peter Stuyvesant was the governor (actually, his title was Director General) of New Netherland, not New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam was a colony in the greater New Netherland settlement. There was never a governor (or Director General) of New Amsterdam.