Henry Hudson was sponsored by the Dutch to find a new route to Asia, but instead found the river now called the Hudson River. Henry never found the route, but did claim the land for the Dutch. The Dutch founded a colony there, which they named New Netherlands, but then Great Britain came over and took the land and renamed it New York.
New York's Founding
New York was founded by the Dutch in 1624. The Dutch wanted to expand their land development and trade in order to compete with England, France, and Spain.
Why? To make money... The Dutch (or Nederlanders, or Walloons, or whatever...) established "New Amsterdam" (as "New York" was originally known) as a trading post and commercial colony. It was no nation, but rather a private corporation, the Dutch West Indies Company, that wanted to set up colonies as, you might say, franchises: people who wanted to try a new life, could go to one of their pre-established colonies, and give it a shot. They would then support industries in which the DWIC was engaged. The business in New Amsterdam was beaver pelts. This was a very popular material in Europe, particularly for hats (beaver is somewhat waterproof) and the Americas had a huge supply. Trappers would come down the Hudson and other rivers with beaver pelts, and trade them for goods. The DWIC would take their cut, and all would be happy. Problem was, the beaver trade was not lucrative enough to cover the cost of running and protecting a distant colony. So, when the British threatened to take New Amsterdam by force, the Dutch simply gave it up. As to why the British wanted it, it had a good port, and the Dutch were in the way of their consolidating the region under their control.
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New York was founded in sixteen twenty six by Paul Minuit. The colony was called New Netherland then. It was founded to bring in money via big industry and trade.
New York University founded in 1831.
it was founded in 1664 by the duke of York
New York is Founded in 1626.
The Duke of York founded New York in 1664.
It was established in New York City, New York.
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The Port Authority of New York was founded in April 1921. It was later renamed the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Peter Minuit founded New York in1626. At this time the colony was called New Netherland. In 1674, King Charles II took over and named it New York, after his brother, the Duke of York.
the duke of york he found new land and called it new york
The town of New Amsterdam was founded in 1625 by Willem Verhulst. It was re-named New York after the British took over.
The New York colony was found in 1664.
Henry Hudson founded New York in 1626