Question

Pls help me number 1

Answer 1

after amsterdam was captured, they changed the name to new york. (to honor the duke of york) in 1664. this happened when the english took over the colony.

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Answer 2

Following its capture, New Amsterdam's name was changed to New York, in honor of the Duke of York, who organized the mission. ... To legitimatize Dutch claims to New Amsterdam, Dutch governor Peter Minuit formally purchased Manhattan from the local tribe from which it derives it name in 1626.

New Amsterdam became New York when the English took over the colony and the Duke of York renamed it New York. ... A patroon was a landowner in New Netherland who had to bring 50 settlers to the colony to help settle his land.