Why did the Dutch give up New York?

New York is one of the most influential cities in the world; economically, culturally and diplomatically it is a powerhouse. It’s population also largely speaks English, a legacy America has from it’s past as a British colony. But the English were not the first Europeans to settle New York. Before St Georges Cross was hoisted over New York; the Dutch flag flew over New Amsterdam – these places being one and the same. So how did the Dutch come to colonise here and how did the English manage to steal this jewel away from them? Watch Name Explains Video I mentioned: https://youtu.be/VXle30cHGkk Support my videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soliloquy Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084 Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy08 Help out with the Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/nnPSTnvfI0WkIRiw1 Read More: http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/new-amsterdam-surrendered-english https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/kingston/colonization.htm https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/26/nyregion/new-yorks-350th-birthday-party-your-invitation-isnt-lost-in-the-mail.html https://www.thoughtco.com/key-facts-about-new-amsterdam-104602 http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/essays/general/the-united-states-of-america-and-the-netherlands/the-end-of-new-netherland.php https://www.gilderlehrman.org/content/surrender-new-netherland-1664 http://americanhistory.si.edu/many-voices-exhibition/unsettling-continent-1492%E2%80%931776/dutch-new-amsterdam http://www.thirteen.org/dutchny/interactives/document-dutch-articles-of-surrender/ http://www.history.com/news/the-dutch-surrender-new-netherland-350-years-ago http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2008/03/dutch-womens-rights.html