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The Rest of the Story on the Dutch in New Amsterdam
Peter Minuit bought Manhattan in 1626 and New Amsterdam became New Netherland. The Dutch faced distrust and harsh slurs from English New Yorkers who used many Dutch related phrases. The worst label was John Cheese, a racial epithet that the Dutch eventually flipped on the English as Jan Kees.
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Manhattan
Peter Minuit
New Amsterdam
New Netherland
Dutch West India Company
New York