Dutch
Definition
Relating to Netherlands. In an AP US History context, this typically refers to Dutch exploration and colonization efforts in North America.
Analogy
Consider the Dutch as a small business owner who opens up a shop (New Netherland) in a busy market (North America). However, they eventually sell their shop to a bigger company (English).
Related terms
New Netherland: A 17th-century colonial province of the Seven United Netherlands that was located on the East Coast of North America.
Dutch West India Company: A chartered company of Dutch merchants which had monopoly over trade in Americas and Africa.
Peter Stuyvesant: The last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland before it was ceded to England in 1664.
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