In accordance with the excerpts, it is deduced that people of New Amsterdam refused to surrender to the British.
What is the quote about?
The quote is drawn from the press given by Peter Stuyvesant who was a Dutch governor of New Amsterdam on his militarty encounter with British forces.
He asserted that while defending their Fort in New Amsterdam, the people(military force) refused to surrender to the British force despite having less military power.
Therefore, the Option D is correct.
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