History of the City of New York

30.11.08 In new world, Di Verrazzano met Native American tribes such as the Lenape, Manahattoes, and Raritan. Although Di Verrazzano was the first explorer to visit New York City, it is Dutch explorer Henry Hudson who is credited with bringing Europe to the “Big Apple.” After several failed attempts to find the North-East Passage to Asia, Hudson received funding from the Dutch East India Company, a popular tea corporation, to explore the world in 1609. Within the next 20 years, many Dutch settled in New York City and called it New Amsterdam. Many immigrants to the new world saw New York City as a place for religious freedom. Peter Minuet, a Dutch political director of the new world, is credited with making the deal of the century when he bought New York City from the Canarsees Indians for only $65, according to ...
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