not columbia university in new york city and now joining us is a history professor at columbia, evan haefeli. professor, what is new in nederland? >> new netherland is what is often in the common known as new amsterdam but more than just the beginnings of new york, it was a big chunk of territory which technically ran from the hudson river down to the state of delaware and putting what is now pennsylvania and new jersey and most but all of new york. a cynic when was it found? when did the europeans found it? >> neverland began in the 16 20's as a colony founded by the dutch and lasted until the 16671664 it was conquered by the english. there was a series of war and the dutch recaptured the place. it became dutch for about a year in 1673, 74. then was returned by the treaty to the english. >> what are the goals when the dutch first came to north america? what were the reans