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Originally, New Amsterdam was a Dutch settlement established in the early 17th century on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Founded in 1624, it served as a trading post for the Dutch West India Company. The settlement was strategically important for trade and defense, eventually becoming the capital of the New Netherland colony. In 1664, the English seized it and renamed it New York.

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