1. New York City: A Comparison and History
... people to the island that Hudson discovered. The thirty French-speaking Protestant families, called Walloons, were to set up a base for privateering and fur trading. The Pilgrims had come to Manhattan Island earlier, which was made possible by the English Virginia Company. In 1626, the population ... New Amsterdam because of the religious tolerance displayed by the Dutch. In spite of many unfavorable factors, many were still lured by the booming and widely available economic opportunities that the new colony offered. A fort was constructed in 1635 just after the building of a great wall,...
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