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New Netherland (Dutch: Nieuw Nederland) was a 17th-century colonial province of the Dutch Republic located on the east coast of what is now the United States of America. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to Cape Cod.
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New Netherlanders were residents of New Netherland, the...
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Coordinates: 52°N6°E52°N 6°E. For other uses, see...
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New Netherland (Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch) was the 17th...
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Reconquest of New Netherland. Part of Franco-Dutch War and...
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Jul 10, 2022 · The new nation was the first fully independent Dutch state, and by 1609 was a nation of about 3.5 million people. The inhabitants distinguished themselves by shipbuilding and world trade through the Dutch East India Company and later the Dutch West India Company.
What was New Netherland? The colony of New Netherland was located in what are now parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Dutch settlers laid the foundation for cities that still exist today.
New Netherland was a Dutch colony from 1614 to 1664, about 50 years. In 1664, the English took the colony from the Dutch by force—even though the two countries were not at war and few if any shots were fired. Even after New Netherland became an English possession, Dutch settlers remained, and life in the colony did not much change.
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