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New York State Museum: Colonial Albany
Provides information about life in the colonial village of Albany. Includes many resources about important structures, happenings, and people. A great resource for information on colonial America as a whole.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Interactive Map: Manhattan in 1609: Dutch New York
Explore Dutch New York through this historical interactive map and learn what wildlife, landscape, and people lived there in 1609 compared with today. Click on 'Interactives' for additional resources, e.g., a 1626 letter from Peter...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The End of New Netherland
Essay on the fight between Dutch and British colonial powers over New Amsterdam which eventually resulted in British dominance and the renaming of New Netherland to New York.
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U.s. History Images: New Amsterdam
Provides six historical illustrations of the New Amsterdam colony on Manhattan Island.
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U.s. History Images: New York Colony
Provides six historical illustrations of the colony of New York.
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Conquest of New Netherland 1661 1664
A straightforward explanation of the British conquering of the Dutch settlement of New Netherland in 1664. Taken from The Encyclopedia of American History.