Provide an overview and a commentary on the Dutch presence in North America, primarily their settlements along the Great North River (The New Netherlands) and the New Amsterdam. Start briefly by noting why they set off to the New World and which company was involved in the process. Tell us who lived here long before their arrival. Then zoom into their presence in our region, on both sides of the Great River, i.e., in today’s New York State and the State of New Jersey. Who else came with the Durch here? Why? What did they do? Who were their leaders? What was their relationship with the indigenous population? Furthermore,… base your reply on the material in the stated section of the documentary – see below.
Use the relevant sections from your:
1) Relevant segments of the video found free on YouTube – New York: A Documentary Film – Episode One: The Country and The City (1609-1825) by Ric Burns – watch from the beginning up to and including the arrival of the British to the harbor (which is the first 45 minutes of the videos, starting at 11th minute in the documentary that’s 2 h 50 min 47 sec long): https://youtu.be/2PbHDP-gCyQ
2) Textbook, and state so, e.g. (Brooks 99) – see how to cite in-text and in the works cited section in How To… Cite.
Please reply in essay format, using about 300 words, with at least 6 dates/periods, e.g., the year when X happened, the century when Y ruled, etc. Utilize the general historical questions – Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How as you go.
Make sure that when you use sources – you need at least two – see post on Originality and Format about MLA citations – you use less than 20% of the total word count of your paper, and you cite your sources properly. See the course syllabus and the College Policy on Academic Integrity for details. Violations of the policy (e.g., if more than 20% of the paper consists of non-original material, whether quoted or not cited, will result in a grade nil – ‘zero’).