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@presmasterflash7555

4 жыл бұрын

Is Ye Olde English wun uv ye 14 languages on this Babbel you spake ov?

@carlgrau5910

4 жыл бұрын

Mont St-Michel maybe a video on this??

@evildead7549

4 жыл бұрын

As far as im concerned my moms side of the fams native language is reserved for curse words in front of children that only speak English and what not 😆 lol 😆 If the app had a free trial for at least one language and it proved useful id entertain payment for full service available by the company

@swymaj02

4 жыл бұрын

Explains why you can survive Czech society without struggling with conversations.

@franciscocassuli6103

4 жыл бұрын

Hey did you guys ever consider making a video about the ezo republic? I think it would be a pretty interesting topic for a video.

"The Dutch were only interested in trade" - accurate summary of all Dutch history

@Anon-cp6bm

4 жыл бұрын

@nuke mtv what do you mean by "leaky things"?

@wouter.de.ruiter

4 жыл бұрын

@@Anon-cp6bm we hate wet feet. our country is largely below, or just above sea-level. hence our aversion to leaky things.

@tophers3756

4 жыл бұрын

@nuke mtv we in the US better start adopting some of that great Dutchanti-flood engineering.

@tophers3756

4 жыл бұрын

@nuke mtv I was watching a news reported that highlighted massive swinging curved gates that could close and completely seal access to a harbor and river. It had some way on the seaward side to break the force of the incoming water and, of course, stop it from coming over. I'd never seen anything like it. I doubt I will in the US until it's too late.

@Maxi100ful

4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the fact that when the Japanese met the Dutch they were so surprised that they only wanted to trade and not convert them to christianity, unlike the Portuguese. Ans that is how the Portuguese got kicked out of Japan and the Dutch gained a couple of hundred year monopoly on Japanese trade.

15:20 The Dutch didn't just get Suriname in exchange for New Amsterdam. More importantly, the Dutch gained control over the small island of (Pulau) Run, the only place with nutmeg trees that wasn't already controlled by them. This meant that from 1667 till 1817 the Dutch had a full monopoly on nutmeg and mace (which were a lot more popular back then than they are now).

@tardvandecluntproductions1278

4 жыл бұрын

Nutmeg (or nootmuskaat in Dutch) is still a often used ingredient in the Dutch cuisine actually. But I didn't knew this!

@michaelchitwood389

4 жыл бұрын

I sprinkle nutmeg on my french roast

@Danosta

4 жыл бұрын

I put nutmeg always in my Stamppot!

@qwertyuiopzxcfgh

4 жыл бұрын

I personally put nutmeg on things like green beans for example, but I've never used mace for anything.

@cynthiarichardson8189

4 жыл бұрын

Palu was not the only place not run by the Dutch with nutmeg . Grenada 🇬🇩 is English.

Another fun name fact. New Yorkers are many times called Yankees. Its a nickname that the British gave to the Dutch settlers because Jan/Yan and Kees were some of the most common Dutch names back then. They were so common that also Napolion got so annoyed by it that he had to push surnames. Which many Dutch people still didn't have during the time he Conquered Europe.

@pumbajayden

Жыл бұрын

All yanks are Yankees dafuq is this shit

@merakibeats

11 ай бұрын

Now thats a damn fun fact I never knew as a Dutchman

@johannesnicolaas

8 ай бұрын

Yan should be written als: Jan (john in english)

@2009heyhow

8 ай бұрын

@@johannesnicolaas That's right. I was basically splitting the name Yankees in two.

@davidbraithwaite704

7 ай бұрын

Wow, can use that fact in any trivia quiz 🤔🤭😀

They spoke Dutch in NYC until about 1730, although in the countryside it is said that the New York Dutch language could have died out as recently as 1920-1950. Martin Van Buren, 8th president, only spoke Dutch at home, as he was from upstate New York.

@sethknarr4879

4 жыл бұрын

good thing you googled that and edited what you previously commented. its always good to fact check yourself, just , ya know, try to do it before you comment.

@LekkerNootje

4 жыл бұрын

F for Dutch as world language

@romeosantos7249

4 жыл бұрын

For Dutch to survive that long despite the fairly brief period of Dutch control of New Amsterdam is amazing.

@b.griffin317

4 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming that's the countryside of NYS and not NYC.

@noth606

4 жыл бұрын

Romeo Santos There are whole towns in the US that speak German even though they never even had a colony there..? Bunch of people in NY speak "Italian" (it isn't, it's more Neapolitan or Sicilian or a mix, which is unintelligible to an Italian speaker)

Fun fact: the dogs and cats in New York are more closely related to animals in the Netherlands than to English animals

@MrShanester117

4 жыл бұрын

JGC That doesn’t make sense

@MarsLonsen

4 жыл бұрын

This is true, I checked it with 23andMe.

@ScoriacTears

4 жыл бұрын

Elementary my dear JGC.

@smammy4105

4 жыл бұрын

JGC I don’t think that’s true. There has been years of breeding from foreign and instate animals, plus the cats and dogs are not mainly bred in nyc.

@wouter.de.ruiter

4 жыл бұрын

true. New York dogs still bark with a slight Dutch accent ;)

In some alternate timeline Frank Sinatra is singing “New Amsterdam, New Amsterdam”

The second c in Curacao is an s sound, not a k sound

@sexyfatbastid

4 жыл бұрын

Dude said, (KU-ra-kow).

@breedj1

4 жыл бұрын

You are right. It is not a Dutch word though. It was previously occupied by the Portuguese. It was probably named after the Portuguese word coração, which means heart.

@o0milantb0o96

4 жыл бұрын

There are two c’s

@Mr2winners

4 жыл бұрын

Curaçao is how its written kurasao spoken

The Dutch where the first to anknowledge the United States, they where the first to officially sallute and flag properly when entering the harbour of New York. "As American as an apple pie" is not true.... As Dutch as an apple pie... They brought the apple pie to the America's

@kl1970

4 жыл бұрын

Apple pie is as old as bread and apples

@ShaggyPWN

4 жыл бұрын

The Dutch were the third nation to recognize the US. Morocco was the first, France the second.

@yfjl1

4 жыл бұрын

Actually it was morocco who acknowledged The US first

@naflanb1148

4 жыл бұрын

It all depends on your criteria for recognition or diplomatic relations

@dutchman7623

4 жыл бұрын

It was the harbor of Sint Eustatius, but indeed the Dutch were the first nation to salute the USA flag.

And via New Amsterdam came the Dutch koekie (cookie), Sinterklaas (Santa Claus), names Jan Kees (Yankees), Koolsla (cole-slaw), baas (boss), stoep (stoop = NY staircase) en Calvinism.

@OnionChoppingNinja

4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention Staten Island (Staaten eiland) Harlem (Haarlem) Brooklyn (Breukelen)

@QoraxAudio

4 жыл бұрын

@@OnionChoppingNinja Yes he already mentioned Staaten eiland and Lange eiland.

@ageoflove1980

4 жыл бұрын

@@OnionChoppingNinja And Flushing (Vlissingen) among many more

@TheEvertw

4 жыл бұрын

The concept of "Verloren Hoop" (forlorn) also entered the american dictionary from the Dutch. How appropriate...

@RobbieT015

4 жыл бұрын

The Ny knicks name also come from a old Dutch word

Netherlands first, amurica second.

@UmVtCg

4 жыл бұрын

America first, but can the Netherlands be second?

@nikolasmaes99

4 жыл бұрын

True story

@Airborne637

4 жыл бұрын

XD

@Saaihead

4 жыл бұрын

@@msmit3669 Niet met voetbal...

@releass

4 жыл бұрын

Nederland eerst, america als tweede

The Dutch of that 17th Century period came up with a Document that we here in The Netherlands call the 'Plakkaat van Verlatinghe;' it was the first ever 'Declaration of Independence' the world had ever seen. This Plakkaat van Verlatinghe was the inspiration for the American Founding Fathers to write their Declaration of Independence.

I love reading about New York's history, especially the design and layout, the geography, and how much the area has been changed over time.

@cameronreekie6519

4 жыл бұрын

Rebecca Whyte have you seen the site ephemeral New York? If not, you will probably like it. So much history, and hidden remnants of old New York!

@s.t.lacroix372

4 жыл бұрын

Read Russel Shorto's book 'Nieuw Amsterdam', it's the best book on this subject, very well researched and written in a very nice style

@davidbagley1783

3 жыл бұрын

Ancestors Mom Grandma Iva 1919-2001 Isaac V Wamsley Jr 1875-1930 Isaac V Wamsley Sr 1836-1908 Isaac Wamsley III 1798-1868 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Jr 1778-1825 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Sr 1735-1825 Revolutionary War Veteran Leah Stout Wamsley wife 1742-1820 Daughter of Dr Jonathan Stout 1704-1775 Richard Stout 1678-1749 John Stout 1645-1724 Middletown NJ Son of Richard 1615-1705 and Penelope..1622-1732 New Amsterdam and Gravesend (Coney Island) Elizabeth Crawford Stout wife 1650-1730 Ayshire Scotland Daughter of John Crawford 1618-1698 12th Lord Patrick Crawford 1580-1649 11th Lord William Crawford 1560-1644 10th Lord Patrick Crawford 1530-1560 7th Lord Thomas Crawford 1505-1541 6th Lord James Crawford 1470-? 5th Lord Robert Crawford 1435-1513 4th Lord Archibald Crawford 1389-? 3rd Lord Thomas Crawford 1350-1401 2nd Lord Reginald Crawford 1317-1358 1st Laird Reginald Crawford 1283-1358 Fought at Bannockburn 1314 along with Robert the Bruce and received Lordship for his services. Hugh Crawford ? -1319 Sir Reginald Crawford of Loudon 1255-1297 Sister Margaret married Malcolm Wallace, mother of Sir William Wallace

“Even old New York was once New Amsterdam..” They Might Be Giants.

@sschmidtevalue

4 жыл бұрын

Originally by The Four Lads in 1953.

@letheas6175

4 жыл бұрын

One of the best things ever

@FunHomAmbo

4 жыл бұрын

Why they changed it, you can now say.

@annescholey6546

4 жыл бұрын

Birdhouse in your soul 1990

@MidwestDankAlumni

4 жыл бұрын

It's istanbul not Constantinople.

You'll still find several *very* old money families that can trace their ancestry back to when NY was in Dutch hands

@ajantsmith6139

4 жыл бұрын

That's the only old money if you're talking New York families. Maybe in Boston the Brahmin are Anglo Saxon old money. Otherwise it's usually Dutch or French old money. Anglo Saxons with money stayed in Europe, only the dirt poor peasants left for the new world.

@angelairidescenceartglass6289

4 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t take old money...traced one line of my family tree to an immigrant ancestor in New Amsterdam. Not old money. More like *no* money.

@quanbrooklynkid7776

4 жыл бұрын

@@angelairidescenceartglass6289 😪😂😂

@s.t.lacroix372

4 жыл бұрын

Untill like 150 years ago Dutch was still spoken in NYC by some familes, but only at home.

@ajantsmith6139

4 жыл бұрын

@@s.t.lacroix372 it's still the same, "some" families in NY still speak Dutch but only at home

No mention of the raid on the Medway during the second anglo-Dutch war, being the largest naval defeat in British history, which was a direct cause for the English suing for peace. I detect some British bias.

@daaaaaaaaaaavid

4 жыл бұрын

The video isn't about the wars but about the city.

@Sam-xd9xt

4 жыл бұрын

@@daaaaaaaaaaavid Well he mentioned the plague and fire of London, why not the destruction of the actual means of waging war?

@QualityCarp

4 жыл бұрын

OoOf

@sargantana100

4 жыл бұрын

Largest naval defeat of the Brits is the failed conquest of Cartagena de Indias (1741). Medway was an attack on harbour, not a proper battle in open seas; although they captured the british flagship and it was a hard blow for the Brits.

Me and my family are Lenape natives 😇 although there’s a large concentration of living tribal members in Delaware there’s a lot of us still in the Hudson valley and north NJ as well. A lot of members who’ve had their DNA tested have Western Europen (assumed Dutch) ancestry mixed in there to this day. I don’t know how much of that was from consensual marriages and relations or the raping of our native women but it’s just a fun fact I thought to share. The small amounts of natural beauty that have been preserved in this area are the greatest part of NYC and the Hudson. Hiking a mountain trail beats a day in manhattan any week. Stay safe NY! Welankuntewakan

@milliesmith5068

4 ай бұрын

Is that Weehawken?

Despite having grown up as a New Yorker, much of this history is new to me. As always, well told and thorough. Thank you for your lucid expositions.

@j.a.weishaupt1748

4 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one finding that a bit weird? It's some very basic information about the foundation of the city. Every New Yorker and Dutch person should already know most of the information given in this video.

@markwilliammandigers1001

4 жыл бұрын

I think there are more Dutch who know about this than New Yorkers.

@pissjugbandit4126

4 жыл бұрын

I always find that odd. I grew up near Lake George and learned most of this in school. It surprises me how little people actually of NY history.

@patricksimons560

4 жыл бұрын

@@markwilliammandigers1001 We have a better and broader education. ;-)

@TheEvertw

4 жыл бұрын

Russell Shorto wrote a nice book that this video summarizes: "The Island at the Center of the World".

Amazing to think there is an alternate timeline where New Orange is one of the most important cities in the world

@DeanRendar

3 жыл бұрын

that tv show where thats almost the complete title, i wonder if there was an intended parallel. Blacks are the "New Orange" which would then mean the dutch and black are in cahoots to hustle traders? 🤪

There is an error in the history here. Although you were close, it was the Dutch West India Company who were responsible for New Amsterdam and the settlements in the Americas. The Dutch East India Company operated in modern Indonesia, some 12,000 miles away.

@yankeecrazy9

3 жыл бұрын

This is true, however, the Dutch EAST India Company is who employed Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage. That is the only mention of the East India Company, the rest of the references refer to the West India Company.

@UnchainedAmerica

Жыл бұрын

True but he wasreferring to Hudson's employer the Dutch East India Company

As a descendant of the Dutch colony from 1652 it was nice to see it get the shine it should. literally is the what makes NY different than the rest of the US.

@robertboender3277

4 жыл бұрын

And time to return as part of The Netherlands :-)

@JeanieD

4 жыл бұрын

Me, too!

If Simon uses Babbel then we know it's not good. We've all heard his mispronounciations of foreign words😂

@santanamauricio

3 жыл бұрын

to be fair he sometimes mispronounces english words

"Damn," said New Amsterdam.

@IudiciumInfernalum

4 жыл бұрын

We've gotta start pillaging some stuff!

@jochemvanrens8938

4 жыл бұрын

@@IudiciumInfernalum still doing it to this day.

When I lived in Westchester, I lived near a manor that used to be Dutch. The buildings are still there and it’s cool to see what life was like back then when NY was a colony. I’ve also been on a replica of Henry Hudson’s ship over a decade ago for a Cub Scout trip. It was interesting

@jankaas4504

4 жыл бұрын

The ship has replica that sails in Hoorn (town in Holland) and the halve mean (the ship in question) used to be on the holland america line logo.

@pjotrvanmoorsel9433

4 жыл бұрын

Why do I see you every where. For example drew durnil

@lookoutforchris

Жыл бұрын

Philipsburg Manor?

"There are no adverts, which is brilliant!" While doing an advert, brilliant!

Just a little fun fact: in Germany there is a cigarett-brand called Peter Stuyvesant. Its mostly considered a brand only construction workers buy (they had pretty interesting commercials in the 80's)

@zk560

3 жыл бұрын

there's also a specialized high school called Stuyvesant in NYC.

1:28 NEW YORK CITY...!! Shows a picture of the Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta.

@spartan117zm

4 жыл бұрын

I was literally just about to say the same thing hahaha.

@newyorker14622

4 жыл бұрын

Good catch, I wasn't sure what building that was.

@verticalfracture

4 жыл бұрын

was about to say the same thing lol it happens all the time

@quanbrooklynkid7776

4 жыл бұрын

Haha

That mention of St. Augustine at the end makes me want to see a Geographics on it. Seriously, St. Augustine's got a lot of history to it.

@augsdoggs

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the U.S. I’d like to see that episode too.

Wall street doesn't refer to a 'wall' as in English language. It refers to the Dutch word 'wal' which referred to a elevated road in this case. Another used word in Dutch would be a 'dijk', in English that would be a 'dam'. It was the first dam in the city, which just was known as 'wal straat' (or later renamed by the Dutch to wall street which means the same in translation)

@dirkbouma4534

4 жыл бұрын

Actually it's little bit different. De Dutch word 'wal' can be described as a defense wall. Not like the Trump wall, but made from sand or clay. It was build to keep the Indians out. In the Netherlands there are places refferring to 'wal' too. The red light district is called the 'wallen'.

@SIG442

4 жыл бұрын

@@dirkbouma4534 Yes, true. However in this case it was actually a 'dijk' (or dam if you like)

@newjones1754

4 жыл бұрын

Niet lullig bedoelt maar, er zit hier geen mening tussen die gebaseerd is op kennis. Ik studeer voor mijn Master in Ancient. Med. Civil. maar, je ziet mij echt niet iets uitleggen hier. Geen professional die er de tijd voor neemt. Zelfs Wikipedia wordt niet bekeken door de mensen die er voor gestudeerd hebben laat staan in reacties op KZread. Kijk het voor je plezier maar, bespaar je de moeite en mij de irritatie van hobbyisten die vaak een deel goed heb onthouden en vervolgens het volgende deel complete onzin uitkramen. Je begrijpt niet dat in 1600 oud-fries en oud-engels bijna identiek zijn aan elkaar. Ik begrijp dat je redeneert vanuit de taal die nu gebruikt wordt en alles wat hier bij komt kijken zoals zins opbouw, spelling etc. De laatste 400jaar is de taal uit elkaar gegroeid maar, in die tijd was dit een ander verhaal. Het is fijn dat je denk iets toe te voegen of iets te weten maar, hou die onzin alsjeblieft voor je en laat de professionals de uitleg geven. Die weten namelijk waar ze over praten en leren zo andere geen leugens. Er komt iets meer bij kijken dan een paar woordjes vertalen en iets zoeken dat er op lijkt of studeer je voor de grap 12 jaar voordat je überhaupt serieus wordt genomen.

@newjones1754

4 жыл бұрын

@john biebel Denk je echt dat jou woordenschat maar, ook iets lijkt op dat van de woordenschat van Nederlander uit de 1600's? Kom op mensen denk is een beetje na joh.

@newjones1754

4 жыл бұрын

Het is niet dat een van jullie beseft hoe respectloos je eigenlijk ben. Het enige wat ons weer houdt van fouten zijn de lessen die we leerde uit de geschiedenis. Je kan het zien als grap want, wat maakt het correct documenteren van de geschiedenis nou uit? Het voorkomt dat ignorant mensen zoals jou ergens in gaan geloven zoals de onzin die Hitler uitkraamde. Misschien voorkomen we zo dat een compleet land de wereld in een oorlog stort en na de oorlog kunnen zeggen dat ze het niet wisten en voor gelogen zijn. Leuk grapje als je een zwakbegaafd brein hebt dat geen respect heeft.

Great video Simon! Love all your channels mate!!

That was great, Simon, thanks.

What's this? A video that's literally about a Dutch colony, but no G E K O L O N I S E E R D in the comments?

@miguelmontenegro3520

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from the South American New Amsterdam. Waiting for the South Africans to show up.

@henrykeyter53

4 жыл бұрын

We are here. Ons is hier.

@qwertyuiopzxcfgh

4 жыл бұрын

@Ad Lockhorst Same in English, it used to be called "the Settlers of Catan", now it's just "Catan". I don't know if they changed it because of SJWs though, they might have just shortened the name because the game is well known enough now.

@s.t.lacroix372

4 жыл бұрын

It was not a colony but a trade post, that's what he said. Cape Town in South Africa was also a trade post and NOT a colony. The Dutch VOC and WIC were never interested in spreading religion, like the British, the Spanish and the Moors.. They wanted to trade and became very good at it.

@qwertyuiopzxcfgh

4 жыл бұрын

@@s.t.lacroix372 If you want to be anal about it, New Amsterdam was a town inside of the colony of New Netherlands. Same with Cape town, which was a town inside the larger Cape Colony. Just Google "New Netherlands" or "Dutch Cape Colony". You're absolutely right about the Dutch not caring about spreading religion, but I don't see what that has to do with something being a colony or not.

It's amazing how even after all this time, this city has stuck to it's roots.

@nikolasmaes99

4 жыл бұрын

It's a good concept People from al races ripping eachothers of instead of killing

2:45 - Chapter 1 - Origins 5:50 - Chapter 2 - New amsterdam 8:15 - Chapter 3 - Peter stuyvesant 12:40 - Chapter 4 - English takeover 15:35 - Chapter 5 - Dutch returns 16:45 - Chapter 6 - Influence

My ancestor Wilhelmus Beekman, who was my 11th great grandfather, who came with Peter struyman and was a promise figure. His son, my 10th great grandfather, was even the provincial governor of New York at one point.

@Cjef41

4 жыл бұрын

Cool, funfact! greetings from the Netherlands!

@linax6274

4 жыл бұрын

Zuko you from the fire nation

@joannesmith2484

3 жыл бұрын

There's a Town of Beekman, NY. It's north of NYC on the Hudson River.

I am fascinated by the Dutch origins of my hometown! Being born and bred here, I really appreciate the zest & flair you bring to the recounting of the origin story. 👍🏼👍🏼🗽

This was REALLY interesting. Well done.

Great video, thanks michael!

La-nah-pay, not la-nape -New Yorker

Don't forget the New York Knicks are called that as the Dutch settlers wore pants known as knickerbockers. For several years for me at least that has been the most interest part about the knicks

That was an Amazing Lesson on the History of the area . Tks

"Key-jeft" for "Kieft"? As a Dutch: It sounds as Key, "Keyft";).

Very good informational video. You gave more history in a few minutes than many give in 500 pages! Great job keep up the good work!

Not surprisingly, Surinam is also one of the most multicultural areas in the world. For example, having a synagogue and a mosque build right next to each other.

My 7th great grandfather was Pieter Claasen Wyckoff, worked under Stuyvesant in the colony, and the house he built is known as the Wyckoff house and is the oldest building in New York.

Excelent presentation. Thank you

@dawnelizabeth1828

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, he's excellent at what he does.

Excellent video

I'd like to see a video about West Point Military Academy

The opening shot, at approximately 1:30, is of Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia, not New York City.

That first building flyover (reddish/rust colored) looks a lot like the Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta

Some time later, they made my city, (Natal/BR) to be the new New Amsterdam. Many of us are still dutch.

More of these types of videos!

The Netherlands is a small land, but has a big and strongh history in the world. 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱💪

@jamess5121

Жыл бұрын

Imagine losing New York City to the English 🤡

Excellent!

I wa thinking about this place the other day and learning about it and boom you’ve released a video. GET OUT OF MY HEAD SIMON

@043bsr5

4 жыл бұрын

Isnt Netherlands a kingdom? 400 years ago also no republics?

@ronmoonen3602

4 жыл бұрын

@@043bsr5 The Netherlands are a constitutional monarchy effictively since 1813. That year the sovereignty of the monarch was forever limited after prince William (a descendant of William of Orange), accepted his rule of the country under the terms that a constitution was in place.

I'd love to see "New Orange" as a city name today :D

@romeosantos7249

4 жыл бұрын

New Lemon?

@refeicul

4 жыл бұрын

I always wondered about my home state of NJ and why is there Orange county and the area was refereed to as "The Oranges"

@markwilliammandigers1001

4 жыл бұрын

name the city after your president?

@joannesmith2484

4 жыл бұрын

@@refeicul Orange County is in NY. In NJ, "The Oranges" refers to 4 towns, Orange, South Orange, West Orange, and East Orange

@DarkDutch007

4 жыл бұрын

@@joannesmith2484 is the town Orange the first one created and most northern of them all? like with Sony calling the Playstation just Playstation because they did not know they would make more?

Interesting and informative. My ancestors were part of the first wave of settlers brought over by the Dutch East India Company. So this was of great interest to me.

@ronaldderooij1774

4 жыл бұрын

It must have been the Dutch West India Company. The Dutch East India Company was active from Cape Town in Africa to Japan. New Amsterdam belonged to the West India Company.

@roddo1955

4 жыл бұрын

So maybe your ancestors whipped my ancestors to build the colony? Yay!

@plainandsimple2576

10 ай бұрын

Mine as well!

You might want to consider a followup to this video, and cover the vast civil engineering project that made New York the premiere trading port in the United States. While the Dutch laid the foundation for what New York eventually became, the Erie Canal secured its position as the First City of the United States -- the very center of trade, finance, commerce and culture. I think a look at the impact of the completion of the canal on the economy of the U.S., in general, and New York, in particular, might prove most interesting.

Great video

Thanks Simon I'll have that song in my head all night.

My mother's family, Swartwout, was one of the first families in New Amsterdam. They stayed founded Flatbush, and Brooklyn. Fought in the Revolutionary War, also founded Ulster County. Her ancestor was one of the three Dutch men who started tobacco from New Amsterdam. And one of her ancestors fought for the equality of all the people around the settlement.

@ifer1280

4 жыл бұрын

That's an interesting family name! It is a Dutch name that translates to Black Forest, which makes me believe that your Dutch ancestors had ancestors in the Black Forest region of Germany (which hadn't unified yet)

@roddo1955

4 жыл бұрын

How many slaves did they own?

I do enjoy your scholarship and view of history.

I want a video of how you light up your recording room. So dark but yet so clear

You mentioned it in passing, could you do an episode on the English Civil War? I've never learned the history of it.

@MsJubjubbird

4 жыл бұрын

If you watch his biographics video on Oliver Cromwell that is prettymuch it in a nutshell.

Thank you

This channel is my favourite thing on the net

GEOgraphics episode on the Darién Gap please. It's fascinating.

Huh. All that was fantastically informative!

For your new Megaprojects channel, it would be cool to see a video about the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, and how they imposed a giant grid of the undeveloped island.

In Holland there is still a town called Nieuw-Amsterdam, named after the colony

@melissadevries7504

2 жыл бұрын

Not true. It is in the Netherlands but not in Holland it is in Drenthe.

Other funny fact.. (still debated tho) yankees comes from an name formally used as jan kees what were used as first names in those times. In NL you'll see a lot of people carry the name kees or jan until 50s

@craighurring5666

4 жыл бұрын

Sander Swart a story I heard said “yankee” was from Jan Kees or John Cheese which would be like calling someone a cheesehead.

Says not having ads is brilliant, in an ad. Now that Simon, is brilliant.

@ervie60

4 жыл бұрын

Gotta love British humor..right? hehehehe

Simon, I think it would be great to do a second episode on the Dutch and their trade posts… and the history as the following city emerged and grew to what it is today…I'm speaking about the southern tip of Africa, with the flat mountain looking like a table, the great melting pot of Arabs, Jews, Dutch, Huguenots, Germans, English, and the Khoi San. Cape Town. This would be awesome if you could do it… Love your channels, they are great…

There's a saying learn something new everyday and for me this is the way 👍

Do a personal biography of michiel de ruijter, the greatest admiral ever

@qwertyuiopzxcfgh

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know about "greatest admiral ever", since Yi Sun-Sin was also amazing. He's definitely up there though.

@DamienAlexander

4 жыл бұрын

Have you seen his movie? called Michel de Ruyter

@Mr2winners

4 жыл бұрын

@@DamienAlexander i was going to mention the movie . Its well made. Had me real good at the end 😥

So THAT'S the source of the name, "Peg Leg Pete!" I always learn surprising bits of trivia from Simon.

I know it was only for a split second and it's totally easy to ignore, but the building at 1:28 isn't in New York City, that's Bank of America Plaza, tallest building in Atlanta.

hi Simon Whistler/team!

Wow the history of New York is fascinating.

I’ve visited LA several times and been to NYC once. Hailing from a dense city myself I much preferred NYC.

Hi, Simon. I love your channel and its concept. Please consider as a sugestion the topic of ''The Factory'' of Andy Warhol in NYC. Thank you and keep the good job.

There's a dude who has been translating the Dutch records from before the British took over, for the last 40 years. He wrote a book about the whole history of New Netherlands, and did a TedTalk. The organisation behind it is called The New Netherlands Project. There's also a more in-depth book presentation about this. Super interesting!

@Yvolve

4 жыл бұрын

​@Mr Hulk Fair point! Thanks for pointing it out, always good to know.

@marcotheunissen8359

4 жыл бұрын

That's Russell Shorto I believe. The book name is "The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America"

@Yvolve

4 жыл бұрын

@@marcotheunissen8359 Yeah, that's him.

New Orange, someone today would have loved this name... haha

@dingleberryhandpump9448

4 жыл бұрын

I would

@flyingdutchman3895

4 жыл бұрын

Those who love that name are awsome people .

@TheEvertw

4 жыл бұрын

You mean a certain short man with BIG ego that hails from New York but currently lives further south? Soon to be transported to some federal housing facility?

You should have mentioned Russo Shorto's book, it's basically the story you told but way more extensive. :)

If you like the topic of this video, you’ll love the book “The Island at the Center of the World”. It’s a great read...well written and very informative.

@JeanieD

4 жыл бұрын

startrekiborg , I agree! The author’s name, for anyone who needs it, is Russell Shorto.

Can you do a video on lake George. It's in New York and was carved out by a glacier. A lot of native American history is there, the French and Indian war and revolutionary war were both around the lake and the lake was used. I'm sure you could do another great video on this lake.

2:00 Wait so cities aren't built by a Omnipresent Mayor using godlike powers to lay roads and place buildings!?! Cities:Skyline Lied to me!!!

@TheEvertw

4 жыл бұрын

Most cities in the world pre-date formal city planning. New Amsterdam was allowed to grow the traditional way: haphazardly, driven mostly by pragmatism with some visionary leaders getting everyone together to build defenses.

@rabbi120348

3 жыл бұрын

They have aides, like Robert Moses, to do the job for them LOL.

Brilliant

My Dutch ancestors came to "Wall Street" in early 1600s, also founded Flatbush, Ulster, and Bergen NJersey. The Original Capitalists!

I wish you got guest with a thick NY accent to speak all names of towns and such. (Said native NYer)

@Duivenzijnfascisten

4 жыл бұрын

I wish he got a Dutchman to get all the Dutch names

That first clip of "New York City" is of Atlanta and the top of the Bank of America Plaza tower.

Hey did you guys ever consider making a video about the ezo republic? I think it would be a pretty interesting topic for a video.

Oops! The picture at 5:01 is actually no Dutch trader in Manhattan ... but actually Englishman William Penn making a treaty with Chief Tammany at Shackamoxin ... present day PHILADELPHIA. This very spot is memorialized at Penn Treaty Park, on the banks of the Delaware River in Philadelphia. You see buildings in the picture because, contrary to popular belief, Penn was not the first European to colonize the area. Before Penn it was part of the Dutch colony of Nieuw Netherland, and before that it was part of the Swedish colony of Nya Sverige (New Sweden). So by the the time Penn arrived there were already three generations of Europeans creating what would become the city of Philadelphia.

"You can see right here, there are no adverts, which is Brilliant!" -Simon embedding an ad..... SMH

Hey Simon ! Can you do a video on the Hudson Bay Company? Please love all your channels thank you

And don't forget, Cookies and waffles. You're welcome

@mtb3803

4 жыл бұрын

We even brought them donuts.. 😁

My 9G grandfather Philippe (Phellippe) Antoine du Trieux (Truax) was on the Nieu Nederlandt in 1625 and part of the original 30 families (mostly Walloons) that established the settlement of New Amsterdam. In 1638, he was appointed Court Messenger. On the 8th of September in 1653, both he and one of his sons were murdered by Native Americans.

Please do a video on the Grand Guignol theater.

Remember: do NOT mention the Medway Raid!

@riksnoek6068

4 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for that. The most humiliating moment for the Royal Navy in history

@DarkDutch007

4 жыл бұрын

@@riksnoek6068 also the reason why the Royal Navy became the best cause they had to build most of it again, but now with modern technologies/designs/ideas (modern for that time), since 1 ship can be used for 50+ years if they keep them afloat for that long that is, new ways get created but you are not going to not use an older ship if it still works.

@TheEvertw

4 жыл бұрын

He did mention the glorious revolution, though. And for some reason, the Brits still think they *won* the Anglo-Dutch wars. LOL. It is not often that the leader of the loosing side becomes the victor's King.

@DarkDutch007

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheEvertw you can say that the first war was a draw, second war a win for the Dutch (helped that England had the great plaque and fire of London around that time), third war i guess is a win for the Dutch since Willem of Orange became William III of England, fourth war was a loss for the Dutch. but i can be wrong though

@monsieurperzik

4 жыл бұрын

DarkDutch007 you’re almost right, very close though. The third Anglo-Dutch war wasn’t the Glorious Revolution that got William III on the throne. Instead, it’s the war of 1672-1678: the Dutch Republic vs France, England and some German Bisdoms. Even though the Dutch republic was succesful in fending off these European powerhouses, they’d never recover from it. They fought the English at sea and prevented them from landing on the shores to invade the Netherlands. The English sued for peace after realizing that the French were an unreliable ally. That’s why it’s seen as a Dutch victory (this is also the war in which the Dutch retake New York, as discussed in the video).

I hope Simon does some more about now derelict locations due to strange crisis Or more about otherwise strage places in general like himmlers halls of the dead or some shite