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Before it's name was changed it was the Dutch colony of New Netherland?
New Amsterdam For E2020 Class it is True, New Netherlands was renamed New York
Who was the Dutch governor new Amsterdam in 1664?
In 1664, Peter Stuyvesant was the governor (actually, his title was Director General) of New Netherland, not New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam was a colony in the greater New Netherland settlement. There was never a governor (or Director General) of New Amsterdam.
How did New York City get its name?
The Dutch were the first Europeans to colonize New York City and its surrounding areas. They gave the settlement's port city the name New Amsterdam, and the greater province to which it belonged was named New Netherland. In 1664, the British took control of New Amsterdam and New Netherland and renamed them New York, after James II, the Duke of York, who received the land as a gift from his brother, King Charles II. New Amsterdam became the City of New York, and New Netherland became the Province of New York.
What was the main trading center for New Netherland?
It was New Amsterdam
The English seized it and renamed it New York?
New Amsterdam
