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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Peter Stuyvesant 1592 1672

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch Governor of the New Netherlands.
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University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame: The New Netherland Colony

For Students 9th - 10th
After a fairly detailed introduction of Dutch history, this site gives in-depth information about the founding of the colony of New Netherlands and the Dutch West India Company. It discusses the political, social, and economic aspects of...
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Activity
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Nieuw Amsterdam

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists the reasons why the Dutch trading companies were slower in colonization than the other New World countries.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: u.s. & the Netherlands

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is an overview of the relationship of the Dutch West India Company and the settling of New Netherlands under the "patroon" system, which brought many Dutch colonists to the New World.
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Other

Albany State University: Visions of New York State: Fort Orange, 1635

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a map/drawing of Fort Orange in 1635, the Dutch settlement which is now New Jersey.