Dutch
Definition
Relating to Netherlands. In an AP US History context, this typically refers to Dutch exploration and colonization efforts in North America.
Related terms
New Netherland: A 17th-century colonial province of the Seven United Netherlands that was located on the East Coast of North America.
Dutch West India Company: A chartered company of Dutch merchants which had monopoly over trade in Americas and Africa.
Peter Stuyvesant: The last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland before it was ceded to England in 1664.
"Dutch" appears in:
Subjects (2)
AP European History
AP World History: Modern
Study guides (2)
AP US History - 2.5 Interactions between Native Americans and Europeans
AP US History - 3.12 Movement in the Early Republic
Practice Questions (1)
How could history be different if the Dutch retained control over New Netherlands (New York)?
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