Contributions to American History by The Dutch

Traces of Dutch colonization are relatively more difficult to identify unlike in New Jersey and New York. The surrounding areas also picked up various cultural practices from their colonizers that are still practiced up to date. The forthcoming discussion will entail a description of the history of the Dutch colony in the Hudson River Valley and the impact it brought onto the area. In1609, Henry Hudson, a sailor was sent by the Dutch East African Company to determine the north most passage suitable for gaining access into India. Hudson’s initial plan was to find a route that was supposedly above Norway. The families were sponsored by the West India Company and settled in the what is known today as Manhattan. The difference between the English settlers and the Dutch settlers is that they did not take much interest in the Western agricultural prospects it offered.

The Dutch were more inclined to the lucrative trade of fur. Because the colony was struggling around 1626, the West Indian Company sent Peter Minuit, a director general**. He was charged with the task of managing the struggling colony to realize its full potential. The impact of these campaigns was marked by the establishment of an atmosphere of tension and suspicion of the European settlers (Kubiak, 2017). The characteristic commercial nature of Manhattan was established as a result of the 1664 revival of the interest of the British in colonial activity. Even though the Dutch colony lost to the British colony, they continued to impact the areas socially and economically. The maintenance of these attributes long after the British take over are the reasons as to why the city has maintained its characteristic commercial tendencies (University of Groningen , 2012).

The serious atmosphere of Puritan Boston was abandoned and the area took up habits from the Dutch that lead to the developments of its accommodation of the pleasures of the ordinary life. Several years later, the efforts of the administrator lead to the forming of a relatively unified law between the Dutch and the English customs. This structure was eventually adopted by the Native Americans and has been upheld for years onwards. By around 1696, the population of Manhattan was roughly 30, 000. Agricultural development in the areas was as a result of the small freehold farmers and the tenant farmers. This would, in turn, contribute to the increased growth and establishment of great estates and rich valleys such as Mohawk and Hudson (NPS, 2017). Peter Stuyvesant found New Netherland disorganized because the conflicts of the previous leaders weakened the strength of the Dutch colonial power (University of Groningen , 2012).

Stuyvesant was determined to change the attitude of the population with regard to the previously ineffective director generals. Therefore by swift action, he issued proclamations, clamped down on smuggling, and regulated taverns. Changes were noticed around New Amsterdam because of the successes attributed to the administration lead by Stuyvesant. Eventually, the advancing development put New Netherland in danger. Due to unavoidable circumstances, the two communities eventually began to have disputes. Their disputes were accompanied by kidnapping and petty vandalism. Because of the potential of the area, the director general commission for the destruction of Esopus Indians. He then set out orders that the soldiers were to assist in the construction of a stockade with houses for the settlers. Eventually, the settlers constructed new houses behind a wall that was 14-feet tall.

A considerable amount of these buildings was established a single room with a loft included above. A keen observation of the houses indicates that gradual expansion was probably done using mortar and limestone materials that were hauled directly from the fields (University of Groningen , 2012). A considerable number of Kingston residents are still being served by the age of colonization Dutch constructed houses. References Hamer, D. Amsterdam's Atlantic: Print Culture and the Making of Dutch Brazil by Michiel van Groesen. nps. gov/nr/travel/kingston/colonization. htm University of Groningen. History From Revolution to Reconstruction and Beyond. Retrieved from THe Dutch Left Influences: http://www.