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The Dutch. Even though Henry Hudson, who first sailed up New York Harbor, was an English explorer, he was hired by the Dutch East India Company in 1609 to find a northeastern sea passage to Asia and the spice islands of the South Pacific. Because Hudson had been hired by the Dutch East India Company, the Dutch later claimed the area and established a colony, naming it New Amsterdam. Peter Minuit of the Dutch West Indies Company bought the island in 1626 from the Manhattan Indians for $24 worth of merchandise. However, it was renamed New York when the English took control in 1664.
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∙ 7y agoA Dutch trading company first settled to what is now New York City. Not many years later, the British took over the colony and renamed it New York and New York City.
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Who were the first Europeans established a colony that is now New York?
the dutch
Why did europeans come to New York?
Starving in Ireland ( & other countries ) was not a great alternative.
The city of New York was first known as New what?
New Amsterdam. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in New York City. They named it New Amsterdam. When the English took control in 1664, they renamed it New York.
Who established the mouth of the Hudson River that later became New York City?
The Dutch were the first Europeans to colonize New York City.
What is the region of NY that Europeans first settled on?
Upper New York Bay, Manhatten, the banks of the Hudson River.
First Europeans to live in New York State?
Who were the first europeans to live in what is now new york?
How come New York offer Europeans?
I sure hope they don't offer Europeans. New York banned slavery in 1799. Leave the poor Europeans alone.
When did first Europeans come to Manhattan?
The first Europeans to live in, what was to become, New York City were the Dutch.
Who were the first europeans to establish a colony in what later became New York.?
The first Europeans to establish a colony in what later became New York State was the Dutch. They settled there in around 1613.
How were the first people to make New York?
Settlers from the Netherlands were the first Europeans.
Who were the first Europeans established a colony that is now New York?
the dutch
Who were the first Europeans to establish a colony in new york state?
The Latvins
Why did europeans come to New York?
Starving in Ireland ( & other countries ) was not a great alternative.
The city of New York was first known as New what?
New Amsterdam. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in New York City. They named it New Amsterdam. When the English took control in 1664, they renamed it New York.
How was the first settlement in New York?
the Europeans escaping to religion freedom and going to the new world
Who were the first Europeans to establish a colony in present day New York?
The vickings
Who were the first Europeans to establish acolony in what is now New York State?
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