2. Dutch defeat Spain  Catholic Spain controlled Netherlands in 16 th century  Protestantism takes hold in Netherlands  Religious tension began to emerge between Catholic Spain & Dutch  Dutch fight for their independence and religious freedom & win  Golden Age of Dutch history

4. Golden Age  17 th century Netherlands  Cultural and economic accomplishments  EMERGED AS COMMERICAL & NAVAL POWER  Emerged as major European colonial power  Dutch East Indies

5. Competition  Conflict with England as world power  Dutch wanted greater riches beyond the Dutch East Indies  Hired English explorer Henry Hudson  Ventured into New York and Delaware Bay-1609  Hudson River-shortcut?  Established Dutch settlement in modern day NYC

7. New Netherland  1623-1624  Permanent Dutch settlement  Purchase Manhattan, AKA New Amsterdam, from Natives  Aristocratic and despotic zeal  Diverse seaport town  Weak government  Hostilities with Indians and English New Englanders

8. New Sweden  Swedish colony  Anemic colony on the Delaware River  Entered colonial game during Thirty Years War to promote Protestantism  Dutch resented Swedish intrusion  Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch director-general, attacked New Sweden  New Netherland absorbed colonists of New Sweden

10. The English Seize New Netherland  1664  English were threatened by Dutch & viewed them as intruders  King Charles II (Restoration) granted land to his brother, Duke of York  Peter Stuyvesant tried to fend of the English invaders, but was forced to surrender  New Netherland, renamed New York, after the Duke of York

12. Lasting Dutch Influences  What are some of the lasting influences of the Dutch in this region of the Americas?  Names- Haarlem-Harlem Breukelen-Brooklyn  Architecture  Social customs  Easter eggs  Santa Clause  Sauerkraut  Bowling  Sleighing  Waffles  Golf