2007-01-30 07:38:28 · 4 answers · asked by eekk 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Actually, the New York colony wasn't founded as New York. It began as New Amsterdam and was settled by the Dutch. The English acquired it in the 1660's and renamed it New York.
Anyway, New Amsterdam was a commercial center from the beginning; the Dutch were primarily interested in trade rather than ideals of religious liberty (although they were pretty tolerant, even in their mother country) or missionary zeal to convert the natives. They sometimes acted as middlemen in prisoner negotiations between the Native Americans and the English to their north, in the New England colonies.
2007-01-30 07:46:16 · answer #1 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it was a great real estate investment. That's alot land for 24 bucks, even if you adjust for inflation its still a pretty sweet deal.
2007-01-30 08:18:37 · answer #2 · answered by evil_paul 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To take advantage of the excellent anchorage afforded by the NY harbor.
2007-01-30 07:42:30 · answer #3 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love to find the OBVIOUS homework questions and give completely false answers that MIGHT be right.
I stay up at night laughing about it.
2007-01-30 08:34:40 · answer #4 · answered by Gretchen C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋