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What Dutch governor could not get his people to fight and lost the colony to the English?

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Updated: 4/28/2022

The govoner is called Peter Stuyvesant

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Which dutch colony was taken over by the English in 1664?

That would have been New Amsterdam. Established by the Dutch on what is now Manhatten. The English renamed it New York.

Why did dutch settlers stay in the colony after the English took control of it?

because they think James, duke of york will do good things the Stuyvesant, the dutch government

When the English captured the territory of new Amsterdam from the dutch the king gave to his brother. What colony did it become?

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Is the Dutch colony part of the Pilgrims?

AnswerYes The dutch is another name for pilgrims. They came to America for religious freedom. Actually the Dutch Colony was not a part of the Pilgrims that colonized America. The Dutch established the colony of New Netherland - which is New York today.The Pilgrims were very strict with who lived in their colony and only allowed people who worshipped and believed as they did. There are several examples of individuals who were kicked out the the Pilgrim colony and they ended up living in New Netherland because the Dutch colony was very ethnically diverse, welcoming everyone.

When was first slave brought to US?

In 1619,a Dutch ship brought the first 20 slaves to the English colony of Virginia.

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