SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Because gold was discovered in this region.
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Because the land controlled by the Dutch was in between two English settlements.
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The English believed the Hudson River was a route to Asia.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some English from New England had infiltrated onto Long Island. Charles II decided to seize New Netherland, take over the valuable fur trade and give the colony to his younger brother James, Duke of York and Albany (the future James II).
Detailed explanation-2: -England benefitted from taking control of New Netherland because doing so reduced Dutch prominence in trade and colonization of the New World. Additionally, England benefitted from gaining New Netherland because they were able to promote land sales and stimulate immigration to their newly acquired colony.
Detailed explanation-3: -English capture On August 27, 1664, while England and the Dutch Republic were at peace, four English frigates sailed into New Amsterdam’s harbor and demanded New Netherland’s surrender, effecting the bloodless capture of New Amsterdam.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1621, the Dutch government chartered the West India Company with the goal both of bringing order to economic activity in New Netherland and of challenging Spanish influence in the New World. Colonists arrived in New Netherland from all over Europe. Many fled religious persecution, war, or natural disaster.