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Van Curler, Arent
(Encyclopedia) Van Curler or Van Corlaer, ArentVan Curler or Van Corlaer, Arentärˈənt văn kûrˈlər, vän kôrˈlär [key], 1619–67, Dutch colonist in New Netherland. He came (1637) to the colony to assist…Kieft, Willem
(Encyclopedia) Kieft, WillemKieft, Willemvĭlˈəm kēft [key], 1597–1647, Dutch director-general of New Netherland. Arriving in New Amsterdam in 1638 to succeed Wouter Van Twiller, Kieft immediately…Van Rensselaer, Kiliaen
(Encyclopedia) Van Rensselaer, KiliaenVan Rensselaer, Kiliaenkēˈlēän văn rĕnˈsələr, rĕnˈsəlērˌ [key], c.1580–1644, Dutch merchant and patroon, b. Amsterdam. He was a wealthy diamond and pearl…Underhill, John
(Encyclopedia) Underhill, John, c.1597–1672, military commander in the American colonies, b. England. In 1630 he accompanied John Winthrop (1588–1649) to Massachusetts Bay, and in 1637 he…Yonkers
(Encyclopedia) YonkersYonkersyŏnˈkərz [key], city (1990 pop. 188,082), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on the east bank of the Hudson, in a hilly region just N of the Bronx (New York City); inc. 1855.…Ludlow, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Ludlow, Roger, b. 1590, d. after 1664, one of the founders of Connecticut, b. England. Educated at Oxford and admitted to the Inner Temple to study law, he was elected (1630) an…Reformed Church in America
(Encyclopedia) Reformed Church in America, Protestant denomination founded in colonial times by settlers from the Netherlands and formerly known as the Dutch Reformed Church. The Reformed Church in…Dutch Wars
(Encyclopedia) Dutch Wars, series of conflicts between the English and Dutch during the mid to late 17th cent. The wars had their roots in the Anglo-Dutch commercial rivalry, although the last of the…Delaware, state, United States
(Encyclopedia) CE5 DelawareDelawaredĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States, the country's second smallest state (after Rhode Island). It is bordered by…1600–1699 <span class="small" >(A.D.)</span> World History
The Revolutionary War Pocahontas (c. 1595–1617) The Library of Congress Picture Collection Galileo (1564–1642) Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) Taj Mahal The Library…Trending
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