Peter Stuyvesant, governor of New Netherlands, orders... - Historystack

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Peter Stuyvesant, governor of New Netherlands, orders a wall built to protect the Dutch settlers from the Indians which gives New York's Wall Street its name

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North America

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Quite important (7)

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Politics

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Milky Way, Solar System, Earth, Modern History, Politics, North America, History of United States, History of United Kingdom, 17th Century, Kingdom of England, History of Netherlands, Dutch Republic, New York, 1650s, Year 1653, Peter Stuyvesant

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