Lutherans and Dutch settlers primarily established colonies in New Netherland, which was a 17th-century Dutch colony located in parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut. The Dutch Reformed Church, representing the Dutch religious presence, was prominent in the area. After the English took control in 1664, New Netherland became New York, where these communities continued to influence the region's culture and society.
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