The Dutch were the first colonists, they called it New Amsterdam. It was they, who famously bought Manhattan from the Indians for $24.00. Eventually the Netherlands ceded the area to England and the British renamed it New York.
The Dutch. Peter Minuit purchased Manahatta from the Lenape Indians in 1626. The island was renamed New Netherland or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch.
The Dutch were the first Europeans to colonize the island of Manhattan, in 1624. They named it "New Amsterdam."
Because it has a good harbor, with river access. That, and the fact that the Dutch were able to buy it for a few trinkets.
The Dutch, at least initially.
1664
The first Europeans to establish a colony in what later became New York State was the Dutch. They settled there in around 1613.
Dutch
The Latvins
The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle Manhattan Island. Their town was called 'New Amsterdam' until it was taken by the British, who named it after a military leader.
The vickings
The Dutch West India Company from the Netherlands.
The first Europeans sent to Ausrralia were British convicts, along with the officers and marines sent to guard them and establish a new colony.
These were the British convicts, along with the officers and marines sent to guard them and establish the new colony.
they established the Plymouth colony
We did. (The British)
Virginia
Plymouth in 1620 and not 1630.