New York City was called New Amsterdam by the Dutch settlers. When the English took control in 1664, they renamed it New York.
The English took over New Netherland in 1664.
New Amsterdam was claimed by the English and renamed New York City. New York city has many landforms, such as the Hudson River, the Hudson Valley and the New York Bay.
New Amsterdam. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in New York City. They named it New Amsterdam. When the English took control in 1664, they renamed it New York.
The Dutch first called New York City, New Amsterdam. Then the English took it away from the Dutch and renamed it New York.
New Amsterdam, major city of the New Netherlands , was primarily a trading center. Seized by the Duke of York , renamed New York about 1624 .
New York
The Dutch settlement on Manhattan island was called New Amsterdam. It was founded in 1624 and served as the capital of New Netherland. In 1664, the settlement was seized by the English and renamed New York.
It became New York after the brother of the king the Duke of York.
When the British seized New Netherlands in 1664, the colony was renamed for James, the Duke of York and Duke of Albany, who became king as James II in 1685.
It became New York after the brother of the king the Duke of York.
New Amsterdam was founded around 1625. The English took control and renamed it New York in 1664.
New York City was called New Amsterdam by the Dutch settlers. When the English took control in 1664, they renamed it New York.
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The original name of New York was New Netherlands. New York was renamed after the Duke of York.
The English took over New Netherland in 1664.