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Jan 17, 1524
Giovanni de Varrazzano
He sailed for France. He wanted riches and spices from India. He settled in west America. -
Samuel de Champlain
He sailed for France. He wanted riches and spices from Asia. He settled in North America. -
Henry Hudson
He sailed for the Dutch East India Company to find an ice - free passage to Asia He sailed to the lower east of New York Bay -
Peter Minuit
1626 Peter Minuit became the governor and bought Manhattan from the Algonquins. -
Peter Stuyvesant
1645 Peter Stuyvesant became the governor of New Ansterdam.
