Tag Archives: Dutch
The Dutch West India Company
The Dutch colonizers had a big plan to create New amsterdam (mordern day New York) into a major trading center. The Dutch West India Company proved to be a significant factor into what New York City is today. The DWIC … Continue reading
Failed Diplomacy: A Major Cause of New Amsterdam’s Downfall
Amongst the many events leading to the fall of New Amsterdam and its takeover by the English in 1664, rising tensions and conflicts brought about by failed diplomacy between the Natives and the Dutch colonizers caused a substantial amount of … Continue reading
The New Amsterdam
Historically New York City is one of the most important and the biggest city in the world, because it has been the center of the business and the place where the wealthiest s generate their wealth and the starting (welcome place) … Continue reading
Richard, Richard Nicolls.
In 1664, a man named Richard Nicolls frocibly seized the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam and renamed the province and the main city for the duke of York. Nicolls and his followers took New Amsterdam from the Dutch with little … Continue reading
Bloody Deaths Lead to Peace
One specific event changed and connected the beginnings of New York City. This event is formally known as the Pavonia Massacre. The back story of this is that a death [and denial] of a Dutchman infuriated the Dutch and decided … Continue reading
The Landing of The New Netherland
In the spring of 1623, a ship carrying 110 settlers captained by Cornelius Jacobsz May docked in what is now known as New York City. This ship was called the New Netherland. The brave men, women, and children aboard the ship … Continue reading
Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a merchant and a director-general. He formed the council of 12 men, which was the first governing body in New Netherlands/New Amsterdam. This individual was a major impact on this settlement because of his strict persistence to … Continue reading
The Dutch- Urbanization’s Stepping Stone
The arrival of the Dutch influenced the urbanization of America a great deal. The failure of the Hudson Voyage to find a direct route from Holland to New York did not stop the Dutch. The twenty five foot building of New Amsterdam … Continue reading