New Netherland settlements

New Netherland was a colony in North America founded by the Dutch in the 1600s. The Dutch wanted to establish settlements in this new land, so they sent settlers to make homes and start businesses. The settlers built towns and villages, planted crops, and raised animals. They traded with the Native Americans, such as the Iroquois, the Lenape, and the Mohawk, and they set up trading posts in places like Albany, New York and Newark, New Jersey. This allowed them to get access to valuable fur, lumber, and other commodities. They also built fortresses, such as Fort Orange and Fort Nassau, to protect their settlements. New Netherland grew until the British took over the colony in 1664 and renamed it New York.