. "My country, 'tis of thee!" or, The United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition. ossession of the countryand of the Indian trade guaranteed the inhab-itants of New Netherlands. The actual colonization of the place began atonce, but it was not until 1625 ^^^^ a governorwas appointed. In 1631 the Dutch possessionsextended from Cape Henlopen to Cape claim was disputed by the English settlersin New England, who also formed colonies onLong Island and in Connecticut. They en-de
. "My country, 'tis of thee!" or, The United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition. ossession of the countryand of the Indian trade guaranteed the inhab-itants of New Netherlands. The actual colonization of the place began atonce, but it was not until 1625 ^^^^ a governorwas appointed. In 1631 the Dutch possessionsextended from Cape Henlopen to Cape claim was disputed by the English settlersin New England, who also formed colonies onLong Island and in Connecticut. They en-deavored to trade with the Hudson RiverIndians, and finally, in 1633, an English shipappeared at New Amsterdam. The governor,old Wouter van Twiller, ordered it to depart,but the captain, one Jacob Eelkins, went onshore, and, in a friendly sort of a way, requested 74 MY COUNTRY, TIS OF THEE. permission to ascend the river. He added,casually, that while he would be very gratefulfor the permission, he intended to proceedwhether it was granted or not. The governorsanswer was to order the Prince of Oranges flagto be run up on the fort, and a salute of threeguns to be fired for Holland. Whereupon. NEW YORK IN 1644. Eel kins ran up the English flag, and saluted withthree guns the King of England. Then hesailed up the river to Fort Orange, where heset up a lively trade with the natives. This\vas the beginning of a gradual usurpation ofpower. Trouble with the Indians now began, whichlasted until 1645. ^^ 1638 the Swedes settled onthe Delaware near the site of Wilmington, and good old colony times. 75 extended tlieir possessions until, in 1655, theDutch attacked and conquered them. In 1664the King of England granted his brother Jamesall the country between the Connecticut and theDelaware. He had not the smallest right to doso, for the land belonged to the Dutch both byright of discovery and of settlement, Englandand Holland were at peace, and the overthrow ofthe Dutch dominion in America w
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