What is known today as the state of New Jersey.
James, King Charles II's brother, who was indeed the Duke of York
They named it New York, after James Duke of York, who received the land as a gift from the king. See the Related Question below.
new jersey
he helped James duke of york in the war and was rewarded a land which is now new Jersey he was co-founder.
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What is known today as the state of New Jersey.
william penn
His brother James, the duke of New York, gave what is now new jersey to his teo friends.
James, King Charles II's brother, who was indeed the Duke of York
He owned all the land in NY and controlled the government!
They named it New York, after James Duke of York, who received the land as a gift from the king. See the Related Question below.
New York got it's name from Charles II's brother, the Duke of York, who later became King James II. The colony was originally the Dutch territory New Netherlands and the city was New Amsterdam.
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The piece of land New York is on was given to the Duke of York as payment for a debt. Naturally, the Duke named the piece of land New York because he is Duke of York.
James was the brtoher of King Charles II. The king gave the land to his brother in 1664. He named the province after James of York. He gave it to his brother after the surrender of the dutch to the english.
Part of New York but soon after they named it New Jersey.