Of the nine thousand Europeans who lived in New Netherland,________ came from places other than the Netherlands.

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According to the sentence, it is clear that not all of the Europeans who lived in New Netherland were from the Netherlands, but also it does not mention that nearly all of them were from other places. Hence, the best choice is C, which implies that about half of the European population in New Netherland came from places other than the Netherlands.

Of the Nine Thousand Europeans Who Lived in New Netherland,________