Where Did the Dutch Establish New Netherland? NY, NJ, DE, CT & Parts of PA

Capital: New Amsterdam (Manhattan)
Governor: Peter Stuyvesant (1647–1664)
Patroonships: Rensselaerswyck (Albany area) — feudal manor, 1M+ acres

The Dutch colony of New Netherland (Nieuw-Nederland) — chartered 1621, surrendered 1664 — covered parts of five present-day U.S. states:

🗺️ Core Territory

Modern State	Key Dutch Settlements
New York	New Amsterdam (Manhattan), Fort Orange (Albany), Wiltwyck (Kingston), Breuckelen (Brooklyn), Nieuw Haarlem (Harlem), Vlissingen (Flushing)
New Jersey	Pavonia (Jersey City), Bergen (Jersey City), Vriessendael (Edgewater), Achter Col (Newark area)
Delaware	Zwaanendael (Lewes) — 1631, first European settlement in DE
Connecticut	Huys de Hoop (Hartford) — 1633, trading post on Fresh River (Connecticut River)
Pennsylvania	Southwest claims along Delaware River — contested with Swedes (New Sweden), later English

Place names: Brooklyn, Harlem, Flushing, Bronx (Bronck), Staten Island (Staaten Eylandt), Yonkers, Coney Island (Conyne Eylandt)
Legal: Dutch civil law roots in NY property law
Culture: Santa Claus (Sinterklaas), cookies (koekjes), coleslaw (koolsla), boss (baas)

New Netherland was small in duration (43 yrs), huge in DNA — the urban, commercial, tolerant spirit of New York began Dutch.

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