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The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland.
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Dutch West India Company
Dutch chartered company (1621–1792)
The Dutch West India Company was a Dutch chartered company that was founded in 1621 and went defunct in 1792. Among its founders were Reynier Pauw, Willem Usselincx (1567–1647), and Jessé de Forest (1576–1624). On 3 June 1621, it was granted a charter for a trade monopoly in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
New Netherland
17th-century Dutch colony in North America
New Netherland was a colony of the Dutch Republic located on the East Coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to Cape Cod. Settlements were established in what became the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)