Nieuw-Nederland (Chaos)

After had discovered , the Dutch (to be specific: The brothers ) were the first European nation to follow the Danes. The fact that both countries were in personal union under since 1417 probably helped.
In 1435 however, hit the New World, destroying the small European settlements too; other trade places had to be given up, since the Atlantean trade partners had died or didn't want to have contact with the Europeans any more. They now concentrated on a few places: Haraldsland (Newfoundland), New Jutland (Nova Scotia), Prince-Harald-Island (Manhattan), Nieuw Zeeland (Atlantic City island), plus the Scottish-Norwegian colony on Martha's Vineyard.
Meanwhile, Denmark and the Netherlands had split again, so in 1438 their respective kings finally agreed for a compromise in the New World, negotiated by the pope: Denmark kept the northern colonies (, , ). The Netherlands got the Southern colony of and were allowed to colonize the lands further South.
Soon, (OTL Atlantic City) saw settlers (both Dutch and Germans) come to spread slowly throughout OTL New Jersey.
After the (1509-12), the colony doubled its size by getting Danish in the .
The end came with the when and - fought the 1630-35. In 1632, Denmark-Braunschweig defeated the Dutch in Atlantis in the (OTL Easton, PA - later renamed ). In the , the Dutch chose to keep their Caribbean colonies, gave Denmark-Braunschweig Nieuw-Nederland instead.
1642, the colonies of Denmark-Braunschweig (, , Nieuw-Nederland, and Anderland) were united under a common administration. From then on, over the centuries Nieuw-Nederland (now more commonly called Neuneederland) lost its specific Dutch character.
Category:New Jersey
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