He was sent out by the Dutch Republic's East India Company. That was at the time the richest and biggest 'private' trading company in the world. His assignment was to try and find a westward route to East India.
The Dutch joined colonial exploration of America by setting up life along the Hudson River in New York. They were attracted by the river and the Natural Resources that could be found along its banks.
the dutch east India company hired him so they paid him
Like everyone else, they probably came for gold, and to trade.
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New York was originally New Amsterdam. If that doesn't make it clear, the Dutch.
120,000The Dutch alone had been responsible for bringing approximately 120,000 slaves to colonial America. Slavery in the United States was abolished in 1865.
North America
They did this to trade furs with Native Americans.
Henry Hudson
The Dutch Explored Africa, Indonesia, and near Japan.
South Africa
New York
South Africa
They explored the west because they were looking for a way to get to the new land or th America's in some cases.
the dutch arrived in America in 1609.
He didn’t explore North America, or Central America.
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To eat
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New Netherlands and New Amsterdam are two Dutch settlements in America.