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Episode 43, The Anglo-Dutch Wars Part 1,

The Mercantile Menace. Remember that this is a listener-supported podcast. If you want to support

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At the moment, we're nearing the end of the Aztecs,

as the Spanish are about to arrive. So it's definitely worth checking out that, if you like this style,

and if you want to know more about the colonisation of the Americas south of where we are right now. Special thanks to our newest pioneer,

listener Robert. Thank you. I couldn't do this show without you. Where we're at right now is New Netherland. In our last episode, we properly brought Peter Stavacent into the narrative

and looked at a number of the challenges he was facing during his early years in charge of the

colony, such as the colonists moving towards demands for a more representative system than the one

currently in existence. We also saw the

withdrawal of the Dutch West India Company from colonial life as it struggled to afford to

upkeep its monopoly. It was indeed a struggling colony. In its desperation to attract migrants,

it could only really get hold of the worst elements of the European population,

and maintenance of public order was very problematic for authorities.

In these years, the early 1650s, the major elements of foreign policy for New Netherlands was something we've

already covered the growing tension with New Sweden. This led Stavacent to launch an invasion

to eliminate the competition. I'm not going to repeat this, but I instead want to expand slightly

upon the story. I mentioned when we were covering the end

game of New Sweden, that Stavacent was forced into accepting peace terms which were favourable

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