From New Amsterdam to New York Illustrated - @MrBettsClass

How did a small Dutch trading post turn into the greatest city in the world? Let's find out.
New videos every Tuesday (sometimes Monday!)

[matthewward]

Who else in 2020 watched this for their school work (edit) this has more likes than my real YouTube channel

[ashleypenn]

Perfect for our homeschool unit. Thanks!

[johnnycouck]

It is important to know that Flemish and Walloons played an important role in the foundation of New York and Delaware, not the Dutch.

[tradeargent]

Awesome. I got interested in this topic after reading Rip Van Winkle.

[dinos]

Who else is here in 2021 and doing shcool work for homework ...

[lilio]

Hello nice video but you forgot the peace agreement of breda to finish the 22nd war between the Netherlands and England. In breda was decided that new Amsterdam become new York

[alhazheree]

anyone else here in 2024 watching this for homework?

[Phrenotopia]

2:05 AFAIK the native Lenape *did* believe in collective ownership of land, though, and not his weird notion of "private ownership" Europeans introduced. Interestingly, very much as Karl Marx intended as he believed this was the original state of humanity. Perhaps those Lenape were on to something after all...

[badkarma]

a book mark that i bought for my friend

[recklessmicah]

This is an assignment of mine, but can we just look at his drawings. THEY LOOK SO GOOD.

[b.hagedash]

That's one explanation, the other is that "I Love NA" ball-caps are notoriously difficult to sell.

[christinam]

A stuffed animal she stole from me a couple years back. She stole it from me again. I think she's giving it to me for my birthday in a week.

[code-]

I. Thecesrly 1550s my patriarch took a man to court. The man owed him 11 beaver pelts in return for a pair of shoes my ancestor had made him.

[farmerz]

The illustrations make your explanation so easy to follow. Can you post this video on Teachertube? My school district blocks youtube.

[cynddz]

Im learning about this in my school


Learning about who came before the dutch ( the munsees is the answer )

[plaqireontop]

where wacthin dis in class when they played the music...
DUN DUDN DUDNNNN
The whole class:....

[SeNiia]

What I like about this video is that u made it a little fun but your talking toooo quick bro lol im working with 2nd and 3rd graders I wanted to show them this video but they gotta understand what your saying and I'm trying to find a fun history about peter stuyvesant cuz I don't wanna it make boring

[dxfan]

Why they changed it, I can't say, people just liked it better that way

[toriL]

I'm sure the peg leg is more "ad friendly" than the yankees...lol 🔥

[jgc]

In four centuries NYC went from White Dutch settlers to anything but.