What is New Netherland?
'''New Netherland''' (Dutch: ''Nieuw-Nederland'', Latin: ''Nova Belgica'' or ''Novum Belgium'') was a [[colony]] of the [[Dutch Empire]] from [[1614]]<ref>{{Cite web | title = Grant of Exclusive Trade to New Netherland by the States-General of the United Netherlands; October 11, 1614 | accessdate = | date = 2008 | url = http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/charter_011.asp }}</ref> to [[1664]] and from [[1673]] to [[1674]]. It was a base for the [[fur trade]], and its [[capital (city)|capital]] was [[New Amsterdam]], now [[New York City, New York|New York City]]. The other important trading post in New Netherland was Fort Orange, now [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. Most settlers lived in those towns or between them, along the [[Hudson River]], but some lived in distant parts of the colony. New Netherland was between colonies that [[Kingdom of England|England]] wanted to connect together. During the [[Anglo-Dutch Wars]] England sent warships to conquer New Netherland. The Dutch colonists surrendered because they were afraid that the English [[Royal Navy]] would destroy their town. The Dutch traded the colony to England for [[Suriname|Surinam]], in [[South America]], and [[Run (island)|Run]], in the [[Malay Archipelago|East Indies]], which they thought were worth more. The English divided their new colony to make the English colonies of [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[New Jersey]]. They also gave parts of it to [[Massachusetts]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Connecticut]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Delaware]], and [[Maryland]]. {{Commons|Nieuw Nederland}} == References == {{reflist}} {{us-geo-stub}} [[Category:1614 establishments]] [[Category:17th century in the Thirteen Colonies]] [[Category:History of New York City]] [[Category:1660s disestablishments]] [[Category:Disestablishments in North America]] [[Category:1673 establishments]] [[Category:1670s establishments in the Thirteen Colonies]] [[Category:17th-century establishments in New York]] [[Category:1670s disestablishments]] [[Category:Dutch Empire]] [[Category:F