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Which colony began as a Dutch settlement?

Delaware

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

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Answer:

New Netherland was the first Dutch colony in North America. It extended from Albany, New York, in the north to Delaware in the south and encompassed parts of what are now the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, and Delaware.

So, New York is the answer.

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