Question

Why were the Dutch interested in the new world

Answer 1

Furs.

Step-by-step explanation:

Unlike other colonists, the Dutch weren't interested in in agriculture, or greater lands. Their main objective was fur trades, this represented for them such importance overall.

Answer 2

Although the Netherlands only controlled the Hudson River Valley from 1609 until 1664, in that short time, Dutch entrepreneurs established New Netherland, a series of trading posts, towns, and forts up and down the Hudson River that laid the groundwork for towns that still exist today.