Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain
FAT BOI FREEDO DID
Hudson
New York
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson
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.
New York (NY)
new netherland
Dutch, England, France
This area was first claimed by Holland.
A man named Samuel De Champlain claimed New York.
The Dutch of the Netherlands.
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 discovered and settled many lands. One was New Netherlands but the English took it away and renamed it New York.
Im pretty sure it was the Duke of York (no kidding) The Dutch settled most of what is now New York, it had been claimed by Henry Hudson on behalf of the Dutch. At that time it was New Amsterdam.