118-Dutch Colonization part 7
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English - June 08, 2018 03:03 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSociety & Culture History america american discovering history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Dutch could no longer maintain control of their holdings. The English had surpassed them in population numbers and the Duke of York wanted his territory. The unsettled European politics didn’t help matters. Pieter Stuyvesant was not willing to let go but, the civilian population was ready for a new government besides, many of the Dutch colonies had English among them. Good-bye New Netherland, hello New York.