New Netherland: Difference between revisions

|established= '''Colony of New Netherland''' (1621-1795) <br />

|capital= Nieuw[[New Amsterdam]]

|largest_city= {{unbulleted_list | New Amsterdam | New Amstel}}

|area= 346,900 900kmkm²

|languages= {{unbulleted_list | Amerikaans (Official) | English}}[[Amerikaens]]

|currency= {{unbulleted_list | Amerikaanse Guilder (AMG), current | New Netherland Daalderdaalder (NND), until 1903-2003}})

'''New Netherland''' ''(''Dutch[[Amerikaens]]'': Nieuw-Nederlandt),'' officially the '''Republic of New Netherland''', is a nation located in Easternnorth-eastern America. It is boundedbordered by [[New England]] to the northeast, [[New France]] to the northwest, [[Tussenland]] to the west, and [[Virginia]] to the south. The nation has a population of 55 Million, making it the 3rd most populous country in North America.

''This is summary of New Netherland's history. See [[History of New Netherland]] for the unabridged and complete history of the country.''

====Early Yearsyears====

The colony was founded by the Dutch West India Company in the early 1600s to capitalize on the North American fur trade, with the establishment of various ''factor''ÿ''en'' (trading outposts) in the north, and the settlement of ''Nieuw-Amsterdam'' in the Manhattans' island. Geared towards trade, New Netherland did not experience the same settler growth that her neighbors (New England, Maryland, and Virginia) experienced during the 17th century. However, efforts have been made to increase settlement, such as the introduction of Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions, which established the patroon system, where land would be granted to whoever could settle at least 50 people in New Netherland.

New Netherland is a '''unitary''' '''parliamentary''' '''republic''', composed of the executive, legeslativelegislative, and judicial branches. The legal system of New Netherland draws its influence from the legal system of the Dutch Republic, and the Roman-Dutch law.

*[[New Amsterdam|Nieuw Amsterdam]] (NAF)