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Peter Minuit and Henry Hudson played key roles in the establishment of New York as a colony due to their ambitions for trade and exploration. Minuit, as the director of the Dutch West India Company, sought to expand Dutch influence and commerce in North America, leading to the purchase of Manhattan from Native Americans in 1626. Hudson, who had explored the region earlier, had identified its potential for trade, particularly in fur. Together, their efforts laid the groundwork for New Amsterdam, which later became New York City.

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