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They also had the Dutch West India Company which sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. In 1624 the Dutch West India Company founded a Colony along the Hudson River called New Netherlands. Their wealth grew because of the fur, timber, and other goods they exported from this colony. The decline of the Dutch Empire began when they lost naval supremacy to England.
They also had the Dutch West India Company which sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. In 1624 the Dutch West India Company founded a Colony along the Hudson River called New Netherlands. Their wealth grew because of the fur, timber, and other goods they exported from this colony. The decline of the Dutch Empire began when they lost naval supremacy to England.
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