New Amsterdam period
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The New Amsterdam period refers to the era in which present-day New York City was a Dutch colonial settlement and trading post known as New Amsterdam, before it was taken over and renamed by the English.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Amsterdam period canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: New Amsterdam period Context triple: [History of New York City, includesPeriod, New Amsterdam period]
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Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age was a 17th-century period when the Netherlands became a leading global power in trade, art, science, and finance, marked by prosperity and cultural flourishing.
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Tulip Era
The Tulip Era was an early 18th-century period in the Ottoman Empire marked by relative peace, Western-inspired cultural and artistic flourishing, and a fashionable fascination with tulips among the elite.
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C.
American colonial period
The American colonial period was the era from 1898 to 1946 when the Philippines was under United States rule, marked by political restructuring, economic change, and the introduction of American-style education and governance.
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D.
Stuart period
The Stuart period was a historical era in Britain marked by the rule of the Stuart dynasty, encompassing events such as the English Civil War, the Interregnum, the Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution.
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E.
The National Era
The National Era was a 19th-century American abolitionist newspaper best known as the original serial publisher of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: New Amsterdam period Target entity description: The New Amsterdam period refers to the era in which present-day New York City was a Dutch colonial settlement and trading post known as New Amsterdam, before it was taken over and renamed by the English.
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A.
Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age was a 17th-century period when the Netherlands became a leading global power in trade, art, science, and finance, marked by prosperity and cultural flourishing.
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B.
Tulip Era
The Tulip Era was an early 18th-century period in the Ottoman Empire marked by relative peace, Western-inspired cultural and artistic flourishing, and a fashionable fascination with tulips among the elite.
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C.
American colonial period
The American colonial period was the era from 1898 to 1946 when the Philippines was under United States rule, marked by political restructuring, economic change, and the introduction of American-style education and governance.
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D.
Stuart period
The Stuart period was a historical era in Britain marked by the rule of the Stuart dynasty, encompassing events such as the English Civil War, the Interregnum, the Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution.
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E.
The National Era
The National Era was a 19th-century American abolitionist newspaper best known as the original serial publisher of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial era
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historical period ⓘ |
| appliesTo | New Amsterdam ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
English conquest of New Netherland
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Kieft's War ⓘ Peach Tree War ⓘ construction of Fort Amsterdam ⓘ purchase of Manhattan Island ⓘ |
| capitalOf | New Netherland ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | Dutch guilder ⓘ |
| endEvent | English seizure of New Amsterdam ⓘ |
| endYear | 1664 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
English colonial period in New York
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Province of New York ⓘ
surface form:
Province of New York period
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| governedBy | Director-General of New Netherland ⓘ |
| governingCompany | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| hasColonialPower |
Dutch Republic
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Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| hasMainName | New Amsterdam period self-link ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Dutch
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Lenape ⓘ Low German ⓘ West Frisian ⓘ |
| legacy |
Dutch legal traditions in New York
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Dutch place names in New York ⓘ multicultural character of New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableGovernor |
Peter Minuit
ⓘ
Peter Stuyvesant ⓘ Willem Kieft ⓘ |
| partOf |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
Atlantic world ⓘ Dutch colonial empire ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch colonization of the Americas
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| populationCharacteristic |
ethnically diverse population
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presence of enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lenape habitation of Manhattan ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
Atlantic trade
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fur trade ⓘ mercantile commerce ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | relative religious tolerance ⓘ |
| resultedIn | establishment of New York City ⓘ |
| startEvent | founding of Dutch settlement on Manhattan ⓘ |
| startYear | 1624 ⓘ |
| urbanFeature |
defensive wall along present-day Wall Street
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early street grid in Lower Manhattan ⓘ |
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Subject: New Amsterdam period Description of subject: The New Amsterdam period refers to the era in which present-day New York City was a Dutch colonial settlement and trading post known as New Amsterdam, before it was taken over and renamed by the English.
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