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Which indigenous peoples cared for and owned Manhattan before the Dutch?

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Answer:

The Lenape

Step-by-step explanation:

When the Dutch arrived in the 17th century in what’s now New York City, their encounters with the indigenous peoples, known as the Lenape, were, at first, mostly amicable, according to historical records. They shared the land and traded guns, beads and wool for beaver furs.

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Answer:

The Lenape

Step-by-step explanation:

just my history textbook i guess

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