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The English took over New Netherland in 1664.

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Duke of York. Brother to the king.

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Who was the leader of New Jersey in 1664?

The English took over New Netherlands from the Dutch in 1664. New Jersey was part of this Dutch colony, and it was organized under Gov. Philip Carteret IN 1664 as the English colony of New Jersey.


What problem did the location of the dutch colony create for the English people?

New Nether lad was a barrier to the English. It kept English settlers from moving westward. In 1664, English forces seized New Netherlands.


He wanted to make New Netherland an English colony in 1664?

King Charles the second wanted to make New Netherlands an English colony. At the time New Netherlands was a Dutch settlement.


In what year did the British conquer the entire New Netherlands colony including the Delaware area?

In 1664 the British seized the New Netherlands.


Who gave the New York colony its name?

When the British seized New Netherlands in 1664, the colony was renamed for James, the Duke of York and Duke of Albany, who became king as James II in 1685.


Which dutch colony was taken over by the English in 1664?

That would have been New Amsterdam. Established by the Dutch on what is now Manhatten. The English renamed it New York.


Who moved to the colony of New Jersey in 1664?

the dutch


What colony did the English send a fleet to attack and acquire in 1664?

You may be referring to the Second Anglo Dutch war and the taking of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands (present day New York)


Who established the New York colony?

James, the Duke of York received control of New Netherlands in 1664 from the Dutch and renamed the colony New York. New York City was originally named New Amsterdam while it was controlled by the Dutch.


This colony was renamed after it was taken over by the Duke of York in 1664 but it had once been owned by the Dutch?

New Netherlands was renamed New York after the Duke of York.


What were the laws in New Jersey 1664?

It depends upon whether you mean before or after the British seized New Netherlands from the Dutch governor that year.See the Wikipedia article on Colonial New Jersey.


How did the original colony's name change to New York?

The Dutch first settled New York calling it New Netherlands's, but in 1664 Charles II seized the colony and handed it over to his brother the duke of York ( hence, New York). By 1670's seven of the 20 English colonies were under direct Crown control.