USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The colony of New Netherland was established by the Dutch West India Company in 1624 and grew to encompass all of present-day New York City and parts of Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey. A successful Dutch settlement in the colony grew up on the southern tip of Manhattan Island and was christened New Amsterdam.

Detailed explanation-2: -Have you ever wondered how New York City got its name? During the Dutch Golden Age, in the 17th century, New York City was called New Amsterdam. It was named after Holland’s largest city by Dutch settlers in 1624.

Detailed explanation-3: -New Netherland was the first Dutch colony in North America. It extended from Albany, New York, in the north to Delaware in the south and encompassed parts of what are now the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, and Delaware.

Detailed explanation-4: -Created by William Usselinx, The Dutch West India Company encouraged people to seek land that they considered widely available for Dutch citizens to purchase from the indigenous people. New Netherland had been conceived as a private business venture to exploit the North American fur trade.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Dutch traded along the Hudson River as early as 1611 and established Fort Amsterdam on the southern tip of Manhattan island in 1625.