They did not come to New York. Peter Stuyvesant, a Dutch explorer, landed on shore and started the settlement New Amsterdam. He is still honored by having a" square "named after him. Some more tidbits, Brooklyn is actually Dutch for Breukelen, another place in Holland, There is Flushing which is actually Vlissingen in the province of Zeeland in Holland. Harlem is actually Haarlem, the town where I was born in Holland and which is more then 1300 years old.
2006-06-27 05:53:03
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answered by William E 3
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Without all the religion and whos god told who what to do yet, i'd imagine men figured how to make their floating log platforms into boats into ships. and being men, they had to have a contest of who could sail the farthest. Then some did sail so far they found land. That explains some of them unlike the others that are known to be looking for the end of the ocean or new people. Others yet are looking to take the boating journey of thier ancestors and come to new york to explore. No!
2006-06-27 06:04:35
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answered by littleblanket 4
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For exploring the world
2006-07-04 01:07:58
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answered by Sherlock Holmes 6
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the european'swere dominant,with their huge ship's,they had thing's called gun's that no one else had and tool's-they went out in their boat's-like the viking's before them and sailed in every direction looking for new countries and people's where they met conflict they used their weapons to dominate and develope the resources of places everywhere they landed.sometimes for the better and some times not so good.it was adventurers and fortune hunters that dared to look for these new world's,bringing democracy and civilisation (if that's what we've got) to as many part's of the world as they could get qway with.x
2006-06-27 08:50:33
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answered by Tommy D. 5
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because its the closest thing to europe, most europeans are lazy and they hate driving a little further than normal, so they just stop when they reach land, pitch a tent and start fishing
2006-06-27 05:59:03
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answered by Anonymous
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For the nightlife.
2006-06-27 06:01:34
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answered by SANCHO PANZA 2
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why?
2006-06-27 05:41:33
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answered by qwq 5
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