Dutch Americans
Dutch Americans (Dutch: Nederlandse Amerikanen, pronounced [ˈneːdərˌlɑntsə ˌaːmeːriˈkaːnə(n)]) are Americans of Dutch and Flemish descent whose ancestors came from the Low Countries in the distant past, or from the Netherlands as from 1830 when the Flemish became independent from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands by creating the Kingdom of Belgium. Dutch settlement in the Americas started in 1613 with New Amsterdam, which was exchanged with the English for Suriname at the Treaty of Breda (1667) and renamed New York City.