I decided to do this because nowadays English, and not Dutch, is pretty much the only language that is known and spoken by people all over the world. We have British imperialism and, of course, the United States to thank (or blame, that depends on your point of view) for that.
However, had there been some small changes in the course of history I could have kept writing in Dutch and still reach people worldwide.
In the 17th century New Netherland (in Dutch: Nieuw-Nederland, or in Latin: Nova Belgica or Novum Belgium) was the colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the east coast of North America. The settled areas are now part of the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut.
