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{{stub}}== History == | {{stub}}== History == | ||
[[Image:New Nederland map.png|thumb|right| | [[Image:New Nederland map.png|thumb|right|420px|New Netherland colonial shore claims and significant settlements , 1614-1674]]'''New Netherland''' (Dutch: Nieuw-Nederland) was the former Dutch colony on the east coast of North America founded in 1614 or 1615. It included significant settlements in, or claims to, parts of what are now the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maryland.<ref name="WNN">"New Netherland" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Netherland (accessed 4 November 2008).</ref> | ||
One of the important legacies of the New Netherland colony was religious tolerance. The Dutch Reformed Church, a Calvinist denomination, predominated. However, both the mother country, and from the beginning her colony were also havens for religious minorities such as Huguenots (French Protestants), and Jews.<ref name="WNN" /> | One of the important legacies of the New Netherland colony was religious tolerance. The Dutch Reformed Church, a Calvinist denomination, predominated. However, both the mother country, and from the beginning her colony were also havens for religious minorities such as Huguenots (French Protestants), and Jews.<ref name="WNN" /> | ||