The Dutch have influenced New Jersey, in many ways starting with a trading company in Southern Jersey. Interestingly, the Dutch settled in New Jersey, for business purposes and succeeded in retail in the spring of 1572. The Freehold Transcript I, publication was established and successfully wrote about the Dutch population. When the Dutch settled they retaliated against Ferdinand Alvarez, the Duke of Alba when he intruded on William of Orange, Count of Nassau. William of Orange, was trusted highly by the Dutch people. He enforced with all his power and obeyed the laws. (Beekman, G., 1915). Once the Dutch was established in New Jersey they set up a three year monopoly in their fur trading. The first exploration of New Jersey was in 1524, by …show more content…
(Rink, O, 1986) After the New Netherland Company was established they set up a three-year monopoly for fur trading in the new region from the States General of the United Provinces. The company then instituted Fort Orange on Castle Island near Albany and traded fur with the Indians. The merchants only came to New Netherland for business purposes only. In the end of the three year period the land was still not colonized so the company’s monopoly was not reinstated. The land was then open for the Dutch to trade. Eventually, the States General would grant a monopoly for the company that would colonize the area. They needed to have a permanent political presence in the colonies, because they wanted to defeat the possibility of a challenge from the English, Spanish, and …show more content…
The Dutch West India Company had occupied the area by granting patroonships, land, and rights over the settlers. The post for trading was established in 1620, in Bergen, New Jersey. It was considered as the first white settlement in New Jersey, there after other Dutch descendants followed. (Beekman, G., 1915). The Dutch West India Company was established in 1621. They acquired a twenty four year trading trust in America and Africa. The also pursued the New Netherland area that was known as a province. The province status was granted in June, 1623, the company then started organizing the Dutch permanency in New Netherland. On March 29, 1624 the ship named Nieu Nederlandt (New Netherland) left with the first people to settle and they weren’t Dutch descendants. On the north side there were a few families while the rest were settled at the mouth of the Connecticut River. On the south families settled on Burlington Island located on the Delaware River. The rest was settled on Nut Island that is also known as Governor’s Island at the mouth of the Hudson River. The families that were left on the island relocated to Fort Orange also known as Albany. Additional, ships sailed for New Netherland with colonist in 1624-1625, that made up six ships carrying settlers, cattle, and materials. The north and south base were abandoned because they were weak. The war in 1625, forced the women and children of Fort Orange to relocate to somewhere safe. (Maika, D., 1995) When Peter Minuit, came