Question

Which middle colony was originally founded by the Dutch? New York Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia

Answer 1

New York was founded by the dutch

Answer 2

Answer:

The middle colony that was originally founded by the Dutch was New York.

Explanation:

The Province of New York was originally founded by the Dutch as the Colony of New Amsterdam.

New Amsterdam was founded in 1625 by the Dutch West Indian Company, the city was located on the southern tip of the island of Manhattan, strategic and defensible place for the fluvial access of the fur trade in the Hudson Valley.

It became the largest Dutch settlement in North America and remained in the hands of the Netherlands until 1664, when it passed into the hands of England. The Dutch regained it briefly in 1673 and relinquished it to England in 1674 under the terms of the Treaty of Westminster, renaming the English the settlement as New York.