feb 1, 1625 - New Amsterdam

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Dutch in North America
Wealth since tied to Spain economy through shipbuilding
Calvinism, form of Protestant
Separated from spanish

Fur trading center in New Yorl
Economic goals, friendly with Native Americans
New Amsterdam on Manhattan became center of New netherland
Representative gov.
More equality for women
Religious toleration
Tensions between Algonquian- speaking Native Americans as Dutch tried to use their land to farm
Sporadic warfare, Algonquins eventually defeated
Surrendered colony to English 1664
Reports of cruelty to Algonquin made less people want to settle there
Wars w/ england

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