chapitre 3 : THE NETHERLANDS IN THE NEW WORLD

Introduction

Long ruled by Spain, the Dutch rebelled in 1581 and declare their independence. Being great traders, they took steps to obtain a share of the rich far Eastern trade. A group of merchants hired Henry Hudson, an English navigator, to find a new water route to the Indies. In his vessel, the half moon, Hudson explored the North American coast from Maine to California, becoming the first European to discover the Hudson River (1609). He sailed up the river to what is nowadays Albany.

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