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how did the dutch west india company get new settlers to move to new netherland? by paying off their debts by offering them religious freedom by providing free passage across the atlantic by giving away free land done
The Dutch West India Company used the patroon system, which granted large tracts of free land to investors who brought over settlers, as a key tool to attract people to New Netherland. While other incentives were present in the colony's history, the primary method to recruit new settlers was offering free land.
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by giving away free land