New York was once called "New Amsterdam" because the Dutch owned New York.
The Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam became New York when the English took control in 1664.
New Amsterdam. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in New York City. They named it New Amsterdam. When the English took control in 1664, they renamed it New York.
New Amsterdam.
The Dutch. The city was named after their own capital Amsterdam: New Amsterdam.
New York CITY???? Holland. The Dutch were the first settlers and it was known as New Amsterdam.
The Dutch first called New York City, New Amsterdam. Then the English took it away from the Dutch and renamed it New York.
New York was orginally named New Amsterdam, as it was founded by the Dutch. When the English took over they renamed it.
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New York used to be New Amsterdam.
New Amsterdam is the original Dutch name for the modern New York City. The town was founded in 1625. The Dutch name was Nieuw Amsterdam. It was part of the Dutch settlement of what became the state of New York, in the subsequent United States of America.
The name of the first dutch settlement was New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam was what is now New York City.