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The Swedish settlement came under the control of the English.
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The Dutch settlement on Manhattan island was called New Amsterdam. It was founded in 1624 and served as the capital of New Netherland. In 1664, the settlement was seized by the English and renamed New York.
The Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam became New York when the English took control in 1664.
It was Swedish explorers who decided this land was "New Sweden" and established the settlement there in 1638.
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.
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 reason for the settlement of New York was that it was seized from the Dutch in 1664. It prospered in economic trading and farming.
New Sweden. Most of the Swedes who immigrated to America settled around Chicago.
The original settlement founded by the Dutch was New Amsterdam, established in 1624 on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. It served as the capital of the Dutch colony of New Netherland and was primarily a trading post. In 1664, the English seized control of the settlement and renamed it New York.