Events with tag - Maritime Trade

May 1, 1624

Founding of New Amsterdam

Dutch West India Company established New Amsterdam by sending 30 families to Manhattan Island, marking the beginning of what would later become New York City. The settlement was strategically positioned at the Hudson River mouth for trade.

October 9, 1651

Navigation Acts of 1651

The Navigation Acts of 1651 were groundbreaking English maritime laws that required all colonial trade to flow through English ports using English ships, fundamentally transforming the economic relationship between Britain and its American colonies.

April 1, 1699

First European Settlement on Mississippi River

In 1699, Fort de la Boulaye became the first permanent European settlement along the Mississippi River, following Robert de La Salle's historic 1682 expedition that claimed the territory for France. This establishment marked a crucial turning point in North American colonial history.

May 7, 1718

Founding of New Orleans

New Orleans was established as a strategic French colonial port city on the Mississippi River, marking a pivotal moment in North American colonial history. The settlement quickly developed into a vital trading hub and cultural melting pot.