What might explain why the Dutch belived they had more of a claim on New Amsterdam than the British

The Dutch believed that they had more of a claim on new Amsterdam than the British is, they were the first one to claim the land

Back when territories between countries still hadn't been settled, the one that first settle a territory will have control over it

Explanation:

the historians cited in the article all agree with one another about the cause of the civil war. despite coming from different backgrounds and cultures, the historians agree that slavery was the root cause of the civil war. the fact that all these historiansgenerally agree with one another makes their shared viewpoints more reliable and valid, especially because the historians have different backgrounds and all work for the well-respected institutions of howard university, clemson university, and the university of colorado.