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warm climate. good soil. large spaces of land for farming. good friendship with the Lenni Lapes Indians
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe Dutch settled in Connecticut in order to be closer to the Native American fur trade. They began trading with different tribes in 1614. Within a few years, a booming trade was established.
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∙ 14y agoBecause the land in western Michigan was swampy, remote, and inexpensive. The Dutch knew about water reclamation and got a good deal on property nobody else wanted.
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∙ 9y agoIt provided them with a chance to practice their religion freely.
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What were the first settlements in New Jersey?
The first settlements in New Jersey were people from The Dutch West Indies Company. A little later on people came from Sweden to settle in what is now New Jersey. French people also came and then the Quakers.
What colonies did the dutch and English settle?
New York
Who was the leader of New Jersey in 1664?
The English took over New Netherlands from the Dutch in 1664. New Jersey was part of this Dutch colony, and it was organized under Gov. Philip Carteret IN 1664 as the English colony of New Jersey.
Which group established fur trade in New York and New Jersey?
The Dutch.
Who or what group of people founded the state New Jersey?
The first Europeans in New Jersey were the Dutch and Swedish. Under British rule, New Jersey was a proprietary colony.
Did Dutch people live in colonial Delaware?
Peter Minuit was a Dutch explorer that took some Swedish colonists to settle in New Jersey.
What group of people came to new jersey?
The first group of people to settle in New Jersey were the Native Americans. However, the first European settlers were Dutch, and Swedish.
New Jersey and Dutch Swedish English?
New Jersey was first settled by the Dutch, then the Swedes and then the English.
Where did the dutch settle in New York?
On Manhattan
Dutch settle New York?
1624
Where did the Dutch explore and then settle?
New York
What were the first settlements in New Jersey?
The first settlements in New Jersey were people from The Dutch West Indies Company. A little later on people came from Sweden to settle in what is now New Jersey. French people also came and then the Quakers.
Who was New Jersey claimed by?
the dutch
Did the Dutch find New Jersey?
no
What year did the dutch settle in new york?
1624
What colonies did the dutch and English settle?
New York
The first to settle in the area were the Dutch?
The area the Dutch first settled in was New Yorkc:
