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Actually, it wasn't a strong colony and is one reason the Duke of York could sail in and take control of it without a shot being fired. If it had been stronger he wouldn't have been able to do that.

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it was the first colony established by the dutch in the americas

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lol do you have compass too?

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It was blessed with a good sea port

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they where blessed with port

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Was New Amsterdam French or Dutch?

New Amsterdam was a DUTCH colony. founded by Petert Stuyvesant. Subsequently it became New York.


What is the colony of new Netherlands?

New Amsterdam


Is new Amsterdam a royal colony?

No.


What was the New York colony called?

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What is an important town in the New York colony?

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What country did the New York colony belong to?

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When the English oust the dutch from their colony what did they name it?

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Once named new amsterdam?

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Why was new Amsterdam a strong colony?

they where blessed with port