New Amsterdam: Timeline

1626   The Dutch settle Manhattan Manhattan

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, founding the town of New Amsterdam. The town would transform into a piece of what is now New York City New York City

[i] in the [[United States]... 

.

1638   Willem Kieft, Dutch Netherlands

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 merchant, appointed Director of New Amsterdam by the Dutch West India Company.

1647   Peter Stuyvesant Peter Stuyvesant

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 appointed Director of New Amsterdam by the Dutch West India Company.

1653   New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City New York City

[i] in the [[United States]... 

) is incorporated.

1654   Twenty-three Jew Jew

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ish refugees from Brazil Brazil

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 settle in New Amsterdam, forming the nucleus of what would be the largest urban Jewish community in history, the Jewish community of New York City New York City

[i] in the [[United States]... 

.

1657   Jew Jew

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s of New Amsterdam (later New York City New York City

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) granted freedom of religion Freedom of religion

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1664   Dutch Netherlands

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 Governor Governor

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 Peter Stuyvesant Peter Stuyvesant

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 surrenders New Amsterdam to an English England

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 naval squadron commanded by Colonel Colonel

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 Richard Nicolls.

1665   England England

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 installs a municipal government in New York City New York City

[i] in the [[United States]... 

. This was the former Dutch Netherlands

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 settlement of New Amsterdam.

1674   England England

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 and the Netherlands Netherlands

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 sign the Treaty of Westminster. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, which renamed it New York New York

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