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How did the Dutch colony’s governor obtain the right to settle on the island

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Dutch colony’s governor obtain the right to settle on the island by the trade with Native American for Island known as Manhattan Island.

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The Dutch governor of "New Netherland is Peter Minuit". He was the one who purchased Manhattan Island from Native Americans who had habitat there.

New Amsterdam was formed by the settlement of Dutch in 1626 which was built next to harbor on the south of Manhattan Island where the "Hudson river flows into the Atlantic Ocean". The fur trading to Europe is done through which sails between Hudson to New Amsterdam. The Dutch used the Hudson river which was major considered as highway for trade.

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