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The Castello Plan was an early map of this settlement that was created by Jacques Cortelyou. Asser Levy was one of 23 (15[1])Jewish refugees who arrived in this settlement from Recife. This settlement, along with Pavonia, was attacked by 2,000 Native Americans during the Peach Tree War. A stone church was constructed in this (-5[1])settlement by Willem (15[1])Kieft, who preceded a man whose farm in this settlement was called The (*) Bowery. A fort in this settlement was constructed (10[1])by what became a non-Ohio Bowling (10[1])Green. People who came to this settlement near the Heerestraat passed through Governors Island. (10[1])This settlement was designated the capital of a colonial province after the “purchase” of an island for $24 by Peter Minuit. For 10 points, name this Dutch settlement at the southern tip of Manhattan, the capital of New Netherland. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: New Amsterdam [prompt on New Netherland; prompt on New York City]
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Evan SchleckGathererColumbia A2215
Will HollisterLehigh BColumbia B54-5
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU ALehigh A5715
Andrew YangColumbia CBard7810
Lexi TermanRutgersPrinceton8410
Zaid AsifNYU BNYU C9810
Jacob DubnerColumbia BLehigh B13710

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2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%33%17%79.33
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