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When the Dutch created a colony in New York how did they support themselves?

April 26, 2017colony Dutch new york support

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When the Dutch created a colony in New York how did they support themselves?

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The settlement was called New Amsterdam and was build to protect and trade beaver skins (in those days it was used to make water proof hats) for the West Indian Company, (in Dutch West-Indische Compangie).