Legacy New Netherland

1 legacy

1.1 political culture
1.2 lore
1.3 language

1.3.1 placenames

legacy

the original settlement has grown largest metropolis in united states.

new netherland grew largest metropolis in united states, , left enduring legacy on american cultural , political life, secular broadmindedness , mercantile pragmatism influenced social , political climate in dutch republic @ time, character of immigrated it. during british colonial period new netherlanders developed land , society had enduring impact on capital district, hudson valley, north jersey, western long island, new york city, , united states.

political culture

the concept of tolerance mainstay of province s dutch mother country. dutch republic haven many religious , intellectual refugees fleeing oppression, home world s major ports in newly developing global economy. concepts of religious freedom , free-trade (including stock market) netherlands imports. in 1682, visiting virginian william byrd commented new amsterdam have many sects of religion there @ amsterdam .

the dutch republic 1 of first nation-states of europe citizenship , civil liberties extended large segments of population. framers of u.s. constitution influenced constitution of republic of united provinces, though influence more example of things avoid of things imitate. in addition, act of abjuration, declaration of independence of united provinces spanish throne, strikingly similar later american declaration of independence, though there no concrete evidence 1 influenced other. john adams went far “the origins of 2 republics alike history of 1 seems transcript of other.” articles of capitulation (outlining terms of transfer english) in 1664 provided right worship 1 wished, , incorporated subsequent city, state, , national constitutions in united states, , legal , cultural code lies @ root of new york tri-state traditions.

many prominent u.s. citizens dutch american directly descended dutch families of new netherland. roosevelt family produced 2 presidents , descended claes van roosevelt, emigrated around 1650. van buren family of president martin van buren originated in new netherland. bush family descendants flora sheldon descendants schuyler family.

lore

the prinsenvlag or prince s flag , featuring blue, white, , orange of new york city s flag , others.

the colors of flag of new york city, of albany , of nassau county of old still used dutch flag. blue, white , orange seen in materials new york s 2 world s fairs , uniforms of new york knicks basketball club, new york islanders hockey club, , new york mets baseball club. hofstra university, founded in 1935, takes flag original.

the 7 arrows in lion s left claw in republic s coat of arms, representing 7 provinces, precedent thirteen arrows in eagle s left claw in great seal of united states.

any review of legacy of new netherland complicated enormous impact of washington irving’s satirical history of new york , famous fictional author diedrich knickerbocker. irving’s romantic vision of enlightened, languid dutch yeomanry dominated popular imagination colony since publication in 1809. day, many mistakenly believe irving’s 2 famous short stories, rip van winkle , legend of sleepy hollow , based on actual folk tales of dutch peasants in hudson valley.

the tradition of santa claus thought have developed gift-giving celebration of feast of saint nicholas on december 6 each year settlers of new netherland. dutch sinterklaas americanized santa claus , name first used in american press in 1773, when, in days of revolt, nicholas used symbol of new york s non-british past. however, many of traditions of santa claus may have been invented irving in 1809 knickerbocker s history of new york beginning of world end of dutch dynasty.

pinkster, dutch celebration of spring still celebrated in hudson valley.

language

main street province, noort rivier, 1 of 3 main rivers in new netherland. in maritime usage, north river still name part of hudson between hudson county , manhattan.

dutch continued spoken in region time. president martin van buren grew in kinderhook, new york speaking dutch, later becoming president not have spoken english first language. pidgin delaware developed in province vehicular language expedite trade. dialect known jersey dutch spoken in , around rural bergen , passaic counties in new jersey until 20th century. mohawk dutch, spoken around albany, extinct.

many dutch words borrowed english evident in today s american vernacular , emanate directly legacy of new netherland. example, quintessential american word yankee may corruption of dutch name, jan kees. knickerbocker, surname, has been used describe number of things, including breeches, glasses, , basketball team. cookie dutch word koekje or (informally) koekie. boss, baas, evolved in new netherland usage known today.

placenames

early settlers , descendents gave many placenames still in use throughout region new netherland. using dutch, , latin alphabet, batavianized names of native american geographical locations such manhattan, hackensack, sing-sing, , canarsie. peekskill, catskill, , cresskill refer streams, or kils, around grew. schuylkill river redundant, since kil built it. among use hoek, meaning corner, are: red hook, sandy hook, constable hook, , kinderhook.

nearly pure dutch forms name bodies of water spuyten duyvil, kill van kull, , hell gate. countless towns, streets, , parks bear names derived dutch places or surnames of dutch settlers. hudson , house of orange-nassau lend names numerous places in northeast.

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