New Netherland Evolution of the Dutch Empire
new netherland (nieuw-nederland) comprised areas of northeast atlantic seaboard of present-day united states visited dutch explorers , later settled , taken on dutch west india company. settlements located on hudson river @ fort nassau (1614–7) in present-day albany, new york (later resettled fort orange in 1624), , new amsterdam, founded in 1625 on manhattan island. new netherland reached maximum size after dutch absorbed swedish settlement of fort christina in 1655, thereby ending north american colony of new sweden.
new netherland formally ended in 1674 after third anglo-dutch war. dutch settlements passed english crown , new amsterdam renamed new york.
the treaty forged dutch , english stated each party hold onto lands held or conquered @ time of treaty of breda had ended second anglo-dutch war. there no exchange of lands. hence, english held onto new amsterdam (including manhattan island , hudson river valley), , dutch spoils included dutch guiana in south america, , group of islands in east indies known spice islands (now called maluku islands) source of valuable spice nutmeg. these islands place in world nutmeg tree found @ time.
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