False: The Dutch Founded New Amsterdam in 1624, Not the English in 1625

False.

Correct History

• 1624: Dutch West India Company (WIC) establishes Fort Orange (Albany) and a settlement on Manhattan Island.
• 1625: WIC begins construction of Fort Amsterdam at Manhattan's southern tip.
• 1626: Peter Minuit "purchases" Manhattan; settlement named New Amsterdam becomes capital of New Netherland.
• 1664: English seize colony; rename it New York (Duke of York).

Why the Confusion?

English claims (Cabot 1497) preceded settlement. But the actual trading station called New Amsterdam was Dutch, 1624–26—not English, not 1625.