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{{stub}}== History == | {{stub}}== History == | ||
[[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 (between Cape Cod and Virginia).<ref name="WNN">"New Netherland" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Netherland (accessed 4 November 2008).</ref> | [[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 [[Portal:New York|New York]], [[Portal:New Jersey|New Jersey]], [[Portal:Connecticut|Connecticut]], [[Portal:Delaware|Delaware]], [[Portal:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[Portal:Rhode Island|Rhode Island]], [[Portal:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]], and [[Portal:Maryland|Maryland]] (between Cape Cod and [[Portal:Virginia|Virginia]]).<ref name="WNN">"New Netherland" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Netherland (accessed 4 November 2008).</ref> | ||
In 1654 [[New Sweden|New Sweden]] captured Fort Casimir from New Netherland in what is now [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle County, Delaware]]. The next year, 1655, the Dutch counter-attacked, conquered, and absorbed all of former [[New Sweden|New Sweden]], but granted it some autonomy.<ref>"New Sweden" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Sweden (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, was predominant at first. However, from the beginning the colony was also a haven 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, was predominant at first. However, from the beginning the colony was also a haven for religious minorities such as Huguenots (French Protestants), and Jews.<ref name="WNN" /> | ||