Beverwijck
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Beverwijck was the 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement in present-day Albany, New York, that served as an important fur-trading and administrative center in New Netherland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial settlement
→
former populated place → |
| afterConquestName | Albany → |
| appliesToJurisdiction | territory around Fort Orange → |
| causeOfDisestablishment | English conquest of New Netherland → |
| colonialPower | Dutch West India Company → |
| country | Dutch Republic → |
| disestablished |
1664
→
late 17th century → |
| economyBasedOn | exchange of European goods for furs → |
| etymology | Dutch words meaning "beaver district" or "beaver area" → |
| followedBy |
Albany
→
surface form: "Albany, New York"
|
| foundedBy |
Dutch colonists
→
officials of New Netherland → |
| governedBy |
Beverwijck
→
surface form: "court of Beverwijck"
|
| governedFrom | Fort Orange → |
| hasLegalSystem | Dutch law → |
| hasMunicipalInstitution |
Dutch Reformed Church
→
surface form: "Dutch Reformed congregation"
local court of justice → |
| hasNotableFeature |
grid of streets around Fort Orange
→
houses and warehouses of Dutch merchants → |
| hasRole |
administrative center
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fur-trading center → |
| historicalSignificance |
major inland trading post of New Netherland
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precursor to the city of Albany → |
| inception |
1640s
→
circa 1647 → |
| languageUsed | Dutch → |
| locatedIn |
New Netherland
→
present-day Albany, New York → |
| locatedInPresentDay |
U.S. state of New York
→
surface form: "State of New York"
United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| locatedNear | Fort Orange → |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Hudson River → |
| namedAfter | Bever (Dutch for beaver) → |
| partOf |
New Netherland
→
surface form: "New Netherland colony"
|
| partOfTradeNetwork | Atlantic fur trade → |
| populationType |
Dutch settlers
→
Indigenous visitors and traders → enslaved Africans → other European traders → |
| precededBy |
Fort Orange
→
surface form: "Fort Orange trading community"
|
| primaryEconomicActivity |
fur trade
→
trade with Indigenous peoples → |
| religion | Dutch Reformed Church → |
| replacedBy |
Albany
→
surface form: "Albany, New York"
|
| timePeriod | 17th century → |
| tradedWith |
Mahican
→
Mohawk → |
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this entity surface form: "court of Beverwijck"