Wijsenbeek, Thera, `Identity Lost: Huguenot Refugees in the Dutch Republic and its Former Colonies in North America and South Africa, 1650 to 1750: A Comparison', South African Historical Journal 59:1 (2007) 79-102Wijsenbeek, T. 2007. Identity Lost: Huguenot refugees in the Dutch Republic ...
Netherland. Hudson, meanwhile, died in 1611 following a mutiny in which he was set adrift on a small lifeboat in the Canadian Arctic. The 13 Colonies 2. The Dutch settled tiny Governors Island before Manhattan. Fur-trading expeditions up the Hudson River got going almost immediately after ...
The English Caribbean encompasses the islands that were formerly British colonies and gained independence in the 20th century. American Caribbean The American Caribbean primarily refers to Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. Overseas Territories and Sovereignty Overseas territories ...
How did European colonies in the Americas contribute to the start of the Industrial Revolution? How did American imperialism change the relationship between America and Europe? How did the Industrial Revolution strengthen the British Empire? What role did Spain, France, and the Netherlands play...
Dutch Cape– In 1652, under Jan van Riebeeck, the Dutch East India Company established a strategic refueling station at theCape of Good Hope, positioned between their East and West Indies colonies. The British seized control of this colony in 1797 during the First Coalition Wars and formally an...
How did European imperialism affect Latin America? What were some of the similarities and differences between American colonies in the north, middle, and south? How did New Imperialism differ from earlier empire-building attempts? How did European imperialism change over the 19th century?
but spread out to encompass most of the lands up the Hudson River, and throughout New York and New Jersey. In 1674 the British surround New Amsterdam and threaten invasion. Their goal was to connect their Southern and New England colonies as well as acquire a profitable port city. Instead ...
What colonies did Europe have in Brazil? What state was originally claimed by the Dutch? What was the purpose of the Georgia Colony? What type of government did the North Carolina colony have? What nations founded colonies in North America?
The ruler of England after Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, continued policies designed to counter Dutch influence on the high seas and in North America, where both countries had set up colonies. The European powers ratcheted up tensions in the 1650s, and a refusal of Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral ...
Both Brabant and Limburg have long been known as so-called Generaliteitslanden – colonies, in effect, of much mightier (and richer) Holland (North & South, in the west of the country). And convenient economic milk cows to boot; for Amsterdam especially. Another dichotomy was religious: ...