New Amsterdam
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new-amsterdam-161-4521036
title:
New Amsterdam
text:
New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading factory gave rise to the settlement around Fort Amsterdam. The fort was situated on the strategic southern tip of the island of Manhattan and was meant to defend the fur trade operations of the Dutch West India Company in the North River. In 1624, it became a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic and w
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Dutch settlement (1624–1664)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam
date created:
2001-09-26T13:22:02Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T04:16:59Z
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13
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