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It was founded by Peter Stuyvesant and sold to the British who renamed it to New York. Actually, it was not sold, but traded for Suriname. Some neighborhoods in New York are named after cities in the Netherlands (ex. Brooklyn named after Breukelen; Harlem named after Haarlem)
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What colonies did non-english settlers first establish?
New Jersey was first discovered by the Dutch and called New Netherlands before the English took it over.
What country took over the dutch new Netherlands in the 1600s?
England
Which country took over Dutch new Netherlands in the late 1600s?
england
Which country took over the dutch in new Netherlands in the late 1600s?
England
Which country took over the dutch new Netherlands in late 1600?
england
Which country took over the dutch new Netherlands in the late 1600s?
England
Which country took over the dutch new Netherlands in late 1600s?
england
What used to be the Dutch colony of New Netherlands?
New Netherlands became New York after the British took it over.
What languages were spoken in 17th century New Amsterdam?
Predominantly Dutch as that was where the majority of settlers were from. English took over when the English took over the colony.
What groups were the FIRST European settlers in Indonesia?
The first European power to colonize Indonesia were the Dutch rulers who came from netherlands. The Indonesian islands were then knoen as the Dutch East Indies. At first, the Dutch East Indies were controled by the Dutch East Indoa Company. But after the breakdown of the company, the Netherlands' government took the direct control of the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch rule over the Indonesia ended during the World War II when the Japanese took the control of the East Indies. At this time, they actually became known as Indonesia. The British were also looking at for colonizing the East Indies.
In 1664 who seized the Dutch colony of new Netherlands?
The English took over New Netherland in 1664.
Why did dutch settlers stay in the colony after the English took control of it?
because they think James, duke of york will do good things the Stuyvesant, the dutch government
