The Dutch founded New York, but they called it New Amsterdam. The English then forced them out of New Amsterdam and called it New York.
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The Dutch bought it from the Iroquios.
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The Dutch came to New York in 1609, ten years before the Mayflower.
The Dutch settlement began about 1624.
The Dutch had a colony in New York and lost it to the British who renamed the area New York from the Dutch New Amerstdam.
New York was founded by the Dutch. New York was founded by the Dutch. ___________________________________________________________________________________ New York was controlled by the dutch from 1609 to 1664. It was called New Amsterdam. New York still has many dutch street and place names. The Netherlands also had control of Indonesia for a while.
New York is in Dutch the same.New Amsterdam was the name for the future 'New York' within the United States of America.
They wanted to seek profits from the New World.
The Dutch didn't sell New York. It was captured by the British
Henry Hudson found New-York for the Dutch in 1609
The Dutch settled New Amsterdam, Which became New York City after the Dutch surrendered to the English.