New Netherland: Dutch Exploration and Colonization of the Hudson Valley (1609–1664)

1. Henry Hudson explores the Hudson River

   Sep 1, 1609Labels: Henry Hudson, Dutch East

   • NPS NewNetherland
   • Halve Maen

2. Fort Nassau built near present-day Albany

   Jan 1, 1614Labels: Fort Nassau, Castle Island

   • NNI Fort Nassau
   • Fort Nassau NR

3. States-General grants New Netherland trade monopoly

   Oct 11, 1614Labels: States General, Dutch merchants

   • Yale Avalon
   • NNC Overview

4. Dutch West India Company chartered

   Jun 3, 1621Labels: Dutch West

   • Britannica WIC
   • NNI Timeline

5. First WIC colonists arrive in New Netherland

   Jan 1, 1624Labels: WIC colonists

   • NNI Timeline
   • NPS NewNetherland

6. Fort Orange established as an upper-Hudson outpost

   Jan 1, 1624Labels: Fort Orange, Rensselaerswyck

   • NYSM Fort Orange
   • NNI Timeline

7. Fort Amsterdam built on Manhattan

   Jan 1, 1625Labels: Fort Amsterdam, Manhattan

   • Fort Amsterdam
   • New Amsterdam

8. Manhattan “purchase” reported in 1626

   May 15, 1626Labels: Peter Minuit, Manhattan

   • MCNY Minuit
   • New Amsterdam

9. Patroon system authorized to expand settlement

   Jun 7, 1629Labels: Patroon system, Charter of

   • Charter Freedoms
   • Britannica WIC

10. Kieft’s War breaks out around New Amsterdam

    Feb 23, 1643Labels: Kieft s

    • Kieft s War
    • NPS NewNetherland

11. Treaty of Hartford sets boundary with Connecticut

    Sep 19, 1650Labels: Treaty of, Peter Stuyvesant

    • Treaty Hartford
    • NPS NewNetherland

12. Beverwijck jurisdiction established near Fort Orange

    Jan 1, 1652Labels: Beverwijck, Fort Orange

    • NYSM Beverwyck
    • Beverwijck

13. New Amsterdam receives municipal rights

    Feb 2, 1653Labels: New Amsterdam, municipal rights

    • New Amsterdam
    • History Manhattan

14. Peach War raid strikes New Amsterdam area

    Sep 15, 1655Labels: Peach War, Munsee

    • Peach War
    • History NYC

15. English force compels surrender of New Amsterdam

    Sep 8, 1664Labels: English conquest, New Amsterdam

    • Articles Surrender
    • History Manhattan

16. Articles of Capitulation signed for New Netherland

    Sep 29, 1664Labels: Articles of

    • Articles Surrender
    • History Manhattan

17. Treaty of Breda confirms English possession

    Jul 31, 1667Labels: Treaty of, Second Anglo-Dutch

    • Britannica Breda
    • Britannica WIC