Question

Match the following. 1. New Netherland governor who refused to surrender to England Peter Stuyvesant 2. took New Netherland without firing a shot Duke of York 3. established a fur-trading post at Fort Orange Dutch West India Company

Answer 1

Answer:

1. New Netherland governor who refused to surrender to England --- Peter Stuyvesant

2. Took New Netherland without firing a shot --- Duke of York

3. Established a fur-trading post at Fort Orange --- Dutch West India Company

Explanation:

1- Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch general director of the colony of New Netherlands from 1647 until his provisional transfer to the English in 1664. He was a leading figure of the early history of New York City. His success as general director included a major expansion of the New Amsterdam settlement (later called New York) beyond the southern tip of Manhattan.

2- During the Second Anglo-Dutch War, which opposed England to the United Provinces, the New Netherlands was conquered by the English, led by James II, Duke of York. The general director Peter Stuyvesant surrendered New Amsterdam on September 24, 1664.

3- The Dutch West India Company was a company of the merchant marine of the Netherlands that operated between centuries XVII and XVIII.

Answer 2

: 1. Peter Stuyvesant - New Netherland governor who refused to surrender to England 2. Duke of York - took New Netherland without firing a shot 3. Dutch West India Company - established a fur-trading post at Fort Orange