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Giovanni da Verrazzano

1524

Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed for France to find the shortest route to India. Giovanni found the New York bay.

Samuel de Champlain

1608

Samuel de chaimplain sailed for france to explore north america.

Henry Hudson

Sep 2, 1609

sailed for the Dutch East India company to find the shortest route to India. He sailed into Lower New York Bay.

Peter Minuit

1626

became the governor and bought Manhattan from the Algonquins.

Peter Stuyvesant

1645

became the governor of New Amsterdam