Did you know ...?
In 1625 the Dutch built a fort on the coast of America: Fort Amsterdam. In 1653 it became a city: New Amsterdam. That lasted only a short time: in 1664 it became New York, when the English occupied it after a war. You can still find Dutch names and words in New York: Harlem, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Bleecker Street, Wall Street, Yonkers, etc. Can you recognise them?