the british took over new amsterdam in 1648.
when did the british take over new amsterdam?
1648
on august 27, 1664, four english frigates led by richard nicolls sailed into new amsterdam's harbor and demanded new netherland's surrender. they met no resistance because numerous citizens' requests had gone unheeded for protection by a suitable dutch garrison against "the deplorable and tragic massacres" by the natives. that lack of adequate fortification, ammunition, and manpower made new amsterdam defenseless, as well as the indifference from the west india company to previous pleas for reinforcement of men and ships against "the continual troubles, threats, encroachments and invasions of the english neighbors." stuyvesant negotiated successfully for good terms from his "too powerful enemies". in the articles of transfer, he and his council secured the principle of religious tolerance in article viii, which assured that new netherlanders "shall keep and enjoy the liberty of their consciences in religion" under english rule. the articles were largely observed in new amsterdam and the hudson river valley, but they were immediately violated by the english along the delaware river, where pillaging, looting, and arson were undertaken under the orders of english officer sir robert carr, kt. who had been dispatched to secure the valley. many dutch settlers were sold into slavery in virginia on carr's orders, and an entire mennonite settlement led by pieter corneliszoon plockhoy, was wiped out, near modern lewes, delaware. the 1667 treaty of breda ended the second anglo-dutch war; the dutch did not press their claims on new netherland, and the "status quo" was maintained, with the dutch occupying suriname and the nutmeg island of run.
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new amsterdam was the dutch colonial settlement that later became new york city.





























new amsterdam or nieuw amsterdam may also refer to:





























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bullet::::- new amsterdam historic district, a section of detroit, michigan





























bullet::::- new amsterdam, new holland, a former dutch colonial settlement in brazil





























bullet::::- new amsterdam, guyana, a town in east berbice-corentyne region, guyana





























bullet::::- nieuw-amsterdam, drenthe, a village in emmen, netherlands





























bullet::::- nieuw amsterdam, suriname, the capital of the commewijne district, suriname





























bullet::::- new amsterdam, indiana, a town in indiana, u.s.





























bullet::::- buffalo, new york or new amsterdam, new york, u.s.
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