University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Nieuw Amsterdam
This site lists the reasons why the Dutch trading companies were slower in colonization than the other New World countries.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: New York
Who were the first settlers in New York? Where should you "stop and smell the lilacs?" Who was Solomon Northup? Aren't sure about the answers to these questions. Use this site to learn some interesting facts about the state of New York.
Other
Albany State University: Visions of New York State: Fort Orange, 1635
This site is a map/drawing of Fort Orange in 1635, the Dutch settlement which is now New Jersey.
Other
On the Trail of Our Ancestors: A Bit of Dutch History
An article on the Dutch Republic and the establishment and settlement of a Dutch colony in what later became the English colony of New Jersey.