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Peter Stuyvesant

Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch governor of New Netherland (now New York City), ruled autocratically and was rejected by his Dutch subjects. Stuyvesant was forced to surrender the city of New Amsterdam to the British when the citizenry refused to support him.
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Colonial America, History of; Stuyvesant, Peter; New York (city)
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