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How was the colony of New York governed?

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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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In 1664, when Charles resolved to enforce England's claim to New Netherland, Richard Nicoll was appointed to command the English fleet, and named governor of the future colony of New York.

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