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How was the colony of New York govemed?

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New York In 1664, King Charles II gave New York as a proprietary colony to The Duke of York, the future King James II. ... He renamed this colony New York. He chose to give citizens a limited form of self government. Ruling powers were given to a governor.
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New York In 1664, King Charles II gave New York as a proprietary colony to The Duke of York, the future King James II. ... He renamed this colony New York. He chose to give citizens a limited form of self government. Ruling powers were given to a governor.

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