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This colony was founded by the Dutch in the early-1600s and is now known as New York City.
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This colony was founded by the Dutch in the early-1600s and is now known as New York City.

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It was "New Amsterdam" that was founded by the Dutch in the early-1600s and is now known as New York City, since they wanted to name this colony after the capital of their homeland. 
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