How did the colony of New Amsterdam become New York

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Paul Manta · Answer 1 · 2021-09-13T01:55:47+0000

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The colony of New Netherland was established by the Dutch West India Company in 1624 and grew to encompass all of present-day New York City and parts of Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey. A successful Dutch settlement in the colony grew up on the southern tip of Manhattan Island and was christened New Amsterdam.

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