Identify two causes for New Amsterdam becoming a major shipping center.

New Amsterdam combined a good seaport with access to the Hudson River. Along with that, the river served as a major transportation link to a rich land of farmsm, forests, and furs. As a result, New Amsterdam became a center of shipping to and from the Americas.

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