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Jan 17, 1520
Giovanni da verrazzano
He sailed for France he was looking for a short trade route to India but instead he found New York Bay and Algonquins. -
Samuel de Champlain
He sailed for France. He was looking for the shortest trade route to India but instead he found Iroquois. -
Henry Hudson
He sailed for the Dutch East India Company to find the shortest trade route to India instead he found Lower New York Bay -
Peter Minuit
He became governor and bought Manhattan from the Algonquians -
Peter Stuyvesant
He became governor of New Amsterdam
