What was the name of the estate Kiliaen van Rensselaer founded?
Manor of Rensselaerswyck
Manor of Amsterdam
Manor of New Netherland
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Answer
Kiliaen van Rensselaer founded the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, which is now mainly in New York's Capital District. This estate remained a legal entity throughout the Dutch and British colonial era and the American Revolution until the 1840s.
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