Answer:
One of the Dutch people (Peter Menuit) sailed to North America and arrived in the colony on May 4, 1626. Minuit is credited with purchasing the island of Manhattan from Native Americans in exchange for traded goods valued at 60 guilders.
Step-by-step explanation:
- The Dutch settled tiny Governors Island before Manhattan.
- On Governors Island, they built a fort, a windmill, and likely other structures as well. But they quickly outgrew it, and by 1626 had founded New Amsterdam on the southern tip of nearby Manhattan Island.