The Dutch Massacre Decisions That Turned Lenape Country Into Kieft’s War

New Jersey was Lenape country long before Dutch ships reached the Hudson. In 1643, Dutch Director Willem Kieft made a decision that would change the course of New Netherland and ignite one of the most devastating early colonial wars in the region. What followed was the Pavonia massacre, the attack at Corlears Hook, and a widening conflict that turned Lenape homelands into the center of Kieft’s War. This is the documented story of New Jersey, 1643, the Dutch massacre decisions that turned Lenape country into Kieft’s War, told through colonial records, eyewitness accounts, Native diplomacy, and the political collapse that followed. — AMERICAN ICONS investigates the real stories behind the companies and institutions that built everyday American life. From factory floors and boardrooms to courtrooms and collapse, these are the histories behind the names Americans grew up trusting. No politics. No commentary. No dramatization. Just documents, investigations, and the events that shaped American business. 📅 New documentaries daily at 7PM Eastern #AmericanIcons #Documentary #Investigative #AmericanHistory #CorporateHistory #BusinessDocumentary #TrueHistory #Scandal #Collapse #CorporateScandal #CoverUp #Whistleblower #CourtRecords #HistoricAmerica #Factories #MainStreet #AmericanIndustry #IconicBrands