In 1613 the Dutch had a stab list a colony they called new Netherlands. Originally a trading post they traded with the Iroquois, generous land grants were given to the arriving Dutch settlers, The capital was called new Amsterdam and located on the island of Manhattan. Religious tolerance attract many people to this colony, but in 1660 for the British force the dutch to surrender their territory. The British renamed new Amsterdam New York city And the new Netherlands became New York.
