Timeline (Nieuwe Wereld)

Pre-1667

 * 1614: The colony of New Netherland is established by the Netherlands
 * 1625: New Amsterdam is established by the Dutch.
 * August 27, 1664: The English arrive at New Amsterdam and demand that the Dutch surrender it over to the English; the Dutch oblige. However, this event launches the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

1667-

 * 1667: The Second Anglo-Dutch War concludes as the Treaty of Breda is signed. The English give back control of New Netherlands (including New Amsterdam) to the Dutch in return for sugar factories on Surinam.
 * 1673: Several clashes occur between the Dutch and English along the New Netherland and Connecticut Colony border as a result of the Third Anglo-Dutch War back in Europe. The Second Treaty of Hartford is reached between the Dutch and English later in the year that states "no Dutch or English colony may participate in the Third Anglo-Dutch War" which ends the conflict.