During its Golden Age, the Dutch Republic of the Seven United Netherlands had settlements around the world, including a monopoly on trade with Japan, Jakarta, Java and Asia.
They invented a way of financing these endeavors without taxes – the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. People could buys shares in the Dutch East India Company whose ships sailed to Indonesia or Japan. It was the first modern stock market.
And in case the ships sank, the Dutch invented insurance companies.
The Dutch started a Dutch West India Company sent Henry Hudson to find a water route west across America to the Pacific.
Though unsuccessful, Hudson claimed the land along the “Hudson” River, and founded the New Netherlands Colony, receiving its charter JUNE 3, 1621.
Franklin Roosevelt told the Detroit Jewish Chronicle, March 7, 1935:
“All I know about the origin of the Roosevelt family in this country is that all branches bearing the name are apparently descended from Claes Martenssen Van Roosevelt, who came from Holland sometime before 1648.”
The Chamber of Amsterdam wrote articles for the Dutch Colony, 1624, stating:
“They shall within their territory practice no other form of divine worship than that of the Reformed religion…and thus by their Christian life and conduct seek to draw the Indians and other blind people to the knowledge of God and His word, without, however, persecuting any on account of his faith, but leaving each one the use of his conscience.”
The Charter of Freedoms, June 7, 1629, gave land to wealthy “Patroons” who helped 50 families emigrate, stating:
“Colonists shall…in the speediest manner…find out ways and means whereby they may support a Minister and Schoolmaster, that thus the service of God and zeal for religion may not grow cool.”
The Dutch began a New Amsterdam Stock Exchange which met along a street near the wall of their settlement.
In 1664, the Dutch Colony of New Amsterdam was taken over by the English and renamed New York, and the New Amsterdam Stock Exchange was renamed, the New York Stock Exchange or Wall Street.
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