Question

What might explain why the dutch believed that they had more of a claim on new Amsterdam than the British.
A. The dutch bought the land
B. The land was given to the dutch
C.the dutch took the land by force
D.they were the first ones to claim the land

Answer 1

The Dutch thought they bought land. The guy they gave stuff to was a visitor just passing through. No body had the right to sell the land really. Land sales were not a concept among most American tribes at the time.
But the Dutch did settle that part of North America before the English did.