New Netherland: Difference between revisions

{{Main|History of New Netherland}}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 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.