SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Desire for religious freedom
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To expand its thriving fur trade
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Desire for gold
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For Scientific research
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Detailed explanation-1: -Founded to protect the Dutch West India Company’s beaver trade on the Hudson River and to establish a Dutch presence in eastern North America, New Amsterdam colony sat at the southern tip of what is now Manhattan in New York Harbor.
Detailed explanation-2: -New Amsterdam was the capital of New Netherland, where the Dutch were heavily involved with the fur trade. In 1664, the English organized a takeover and the colony was peacefully surrendered. The British renamed the city New York after the Duke of York who had organized the takeover.
Detailed explanation-3: -Led by English explorer Henry Hudson, the Dutch first arrived in the land now known as New York City in 1609. The Dutch colony of New Netherland was established in 1614, and New Amsterdam became its capital city several years later.