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3 days ago · New Netherland—the 17th-century colony of the Dutch West India Company (WIC) in what is today New York, New Jersey, and the Delaware Valley—occupies a distinctive place in historiography. American historians have long considered the Dutch colonial experience as a template for the emergence of cultures of diversity and competition that would ...
5 days ago · The Historic Houses on the Dutch Heritage Trail. Noah Sheidlower. New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at Manhattan’s southern tip, which served as the seat of the ...
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4 days ago · The English wanted to take control of New Netherland for various reasons. One of the main motivations was King Charles II’s desire to control the Atlantic coast of North America. The English aimed to establish more settlements and expand their colonial holdings in order to gain access to valuable resources and control the fur trade.
2 days ago · His journey stimulated Dutch interest, and the area became known as New Netherland. In 1625, the city of New Amsterdam (the location of present-day New York City) was designated the capital of the province.
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5 days ago · About Jacob Jacobse Walichs. Notable Citizen: In 1641 he was elected as one of the twelve men who represented those within the New Amsterdam city limits. Jacob Walichsen [Van Winkle] (1599-1657) was born in The Netherlands and was "from" the village of Winkel, about 15 miles northwest of the port city of Hoorn.
- Winkel, North Holland
- Trintje (Catherine) Jacobs
- North Holland
- circa 1598
1 day ago · James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) [a] was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII [4] from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
2 days ago · Poughkeepsie History. About The History of Poughkeepsie, New York The site of Poughkeepsie was purchased from Native Americans in 1686 by Robert Sanders, an Englishman, and Myndert Harmense Van Den Bogaerdt, a New Netherland-born Dutchman. The first settlers were the families of Barent Baltus Van Kleeck and Hendrick Jans van Oosterom.
