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The original name of the area that is now New York state was

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Before New York was called New York it was called New Amsterdam.

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Answer: The Dutch first settled along the Hudson River in 1624; two years later they established the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. In 1664, the English took control of the area and renamed it New York.

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