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When did New York become an English colony

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In 1765 a congress of nine colonies was formed in New York, in which the leaders of these colonies allied themselves to take action against Britain, and in May 1775, the colonial leaders called on the people to prepare for the struggle against the occupiers.

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The territory from the Dutch king gave it to his brother the Duke of York.

English colonel Richard Nicolls captured it for his king that named the colony after his brother.

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