<P> New Netherland ( Dutch : Nieuw Nederland ; Latin : Nova Belgica or Novum Belgium ) was a 17th - century colony of the Dutch Republic that was located on the east coast of North America . The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to extreme southwestern Cape Cod , while the more limited settled areas are now part of New York , New Jersey , Delaware , and Connecticut , with small outposts in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island . The colony was conceived by the Dutch West India Company ( WIC ) in 1621 to capitalize on the North American fur trade . It was settled slowly at first because of policy mismanagement by the WIC and conflicts with American Indians . The settlement of New Sweden by the Swedish South Company encroached on its southern flank , while its northern border was redrawn to accommodate an expanding New England Confederation . </P>
<P> New Netherland ( Dutch : Nieuw Nederland ; Latin : Nova Belgica or Novum Belgium ) was a 17th - century colony of the Dutch Republic that was located on the east coast of North America . The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to extreme southwestern Cape Cod , while the more limited settled areas are now part of New York , New Jersey , Delaware , and Connecticut , with small outposts in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island . The colony was conceived by the Dutch West India Company ( WIC ) in 1621 to capitalize on the North American fur trade . It was settled slowly at first because of policy mismanagement by the WIC and conflicts with American Indians . The settlement of New Sweden by the Swedish South Company encroached on its southern flank , while its northern border was redrawn to accommodate an expanding New England Confederation . </P>
the dutch colony of new netherlands split to become
the dutch colony of new netherlands split to become
New York New Jersey Delaware Connecticut
New York New Jersey Delaware Connecticut