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New Netherland: 1626
* First settled along the Hudson River by the Dutch
* The Hudson River provided resources to the colonists
The Hudson River
* Merchant shipping, trade, farming
* "Breadbasket Colony"
* Profitable fur trade between the Dutch and
Native Americans
Primary Source : "In 1625, the Dutch West India Company established New Amsterdam on Manhatten Island to control access to the Hudson River. This southerly settlement soon attracted a varitey of settlers to farm" (McCurdy , John G. “New Netherland .” Infobase Learning - Login, Infobase Learning , 2016, online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/3?articleId=243594&q=new%2Bnetherland.).
* Began as Dutch Colony
New Netherland
* Small Dutch Population. Many colonists came from different countries
* King Charles II brother James was granted rights to Dutch Lands, renamed New Netherland, New York
James, Duke of York
King Charles II
* Mixed faiths
* Farming
* Trade
New York: 1664