Invasion from All Directions—Stolen Lands, Stolen Peoples 1600-1699

1624

Dutch West India Company establishes colony of New Amsterdam (New York)

Earliest known plan of New Amsterdam. Image: New York Public Library
Earliest known plan of New Amsterdam. Image: New York Public Library

The Dutch West India Company establishes New Amsterdam, at first for fur/pelt trade and later as a major slave port to the New World. In 1664 the English take over New Amsterdam and rename it New York.

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