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One reason that the colony of New Netherland grew slowly was that

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colonists were more interested in the fur trade than in permanent settlement

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There are numerous reasons the colony was slow to grow and these include the following: 1. The Colonists were more interested in continuing the trade of fur than permanent settlement. 2. The Dutch East India company had used all farmable land in the colony.
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