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they seized control of new Amsterdam because it was separating their north American empire. they had New England to the north and the middle and sourhern colonies to the south.
Not only that but New York has a great trading port that England wanted
What else can I help you with?
What trade did the french and british colonists want to control?
Both the French and the English colonies wanted to control the fur trade.
What type of colony was Delware?
IF you want to know the colony it belonged to it was the middle colony or so called the bread basket colinies
What would you bring to a colony?
You would want to bring corn mills, food, clothes.
Why did the Calvert family of England want to build a colony in north America?
to provide a refugefor catholics
Why did so many Americans want to move to austins colony?
He said "its like a second Eden"
Why did the English want control of the dutch colony that is now new yok?
it was harbor
Why dutch where they settled and why what they called there colony and why the English wanted to still control them?
They were a colony because they came and built New Amsterdam well before the English came to Plymouth. The English didn't want to control them, but wanted the location. New Amsterdam had a good natural port and good resources and THAT is what they were after from the Dutch.
Why did the british want to take control of the dutch colony Neew Netherlands?
To take advantage of Peter Minuit
Why did the English want to control Dutch colonial land?
because they be all like YOLO4DAYZ
Why did the English want to take New York from the dutch?
The Dutch did not have a lot of people in it's colony so the British wanted to invade to have New York for it's own.
What did peter styuvesant want?
Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch director-general of the New Netherland colony, aimed to strengthen and expand the Dutch presence in North America. He sought to improve the colony's economy through trade, agriculture, and the establishment of a strong governance system. Stuyvesant also focused on fortifying defenses against rival colonial powers and promoting religious tolerance to attract diverse settlers, although he struggled with local dissent and conflicts with the English. Ultimately, his tenure was marked by efforts to maintain Dutch control until the English seized the colony in 1664.
Why did the English want to to acquire the Dutch colony of new Netherland?
The natural port is a main reason why they wanted it. Good land for farming was also another reason.
What was the mission of the English ships 'Hercules' and 'America' sent to Suriname in 1675?
The transport 1,100 to 1,200 people to Barbados or Jamaica was the reason why England sent the Hercules and the America to Suriname in 1675. The English settled Suriname in 1650. But in 1674 the Dutch gained control of the colony. There were 120 English families living in Suriname at that time. Eighty of those families didn't want to remain there under Dutch control. So England sent the two ships to move those families elsewhere in the Caribbean.
Why did Charles want new netherland?
The English did not want to compete with the Dutch in the colonies.
Why did Charles II want New Netherland?
The English did not want to compete with the Dutch in the colonies.
Why did the English want the Dutch settlement of New Netherland?
cause the were stupid
Why didn't the settlers in New Netherlands want to fight the English?
Because the Netherlands were very wealthy, there was not a lot of incentive for Dutch settlers to come to the New World. As a result, the inhabitants of the colony tended to be English. When the British decided to claim New Netherlands, The Duke of York launched a war flotilla to capture it. There simply weren't enough Dutch citizens who were willing to fight to defend the colony, so it was taken without any bloodshed.
