netherlands

Describes the establishment of a Dutch colony in North America, known as New Netherland, that eventually became New York City.

Tells the story of the Dutch colony known as New Netherland and includes information on related topics and figures such as seventeenth-century Dutch ships, the Hudson River, Native Americans, and Peter Stuyvesant.

Offers a brief historical overview of the first Dutch colonies in the Americas, and the men and women who settled them.