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The first European colony in New York was founded by the Dutch. The called New York, New Amsterdam. The colony had a good deal of wealth prospects,and the harbor was excellent. The British decided that they could replace the Dutch and they did. At the time in the 17th century, Great Britain was a world power nation. The Dutch settled a deal that forced to leave NY but the British gave them a small colony in the West Indies to soften the blow.

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