They have purchased the Island Manhattes from the Indians for the value of 60 guilders; 'tis 11,000 morgens (about 22,00 acres) in size. [E.B. O'Callaghan, ed. 1856 Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York. Albany. Vol. 1, [p. 37.]
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The Dutch bought Manhattan island because, the Dutch were scared that the American Indians might attack the settlers.cool that why
The Dutch purchased Manhattan in 1626 from the Native American Lenape tribe.
Manhattan Island
The Dutch.