The Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam became New York when the English took control in 1664.
It is now called New York.
New York.
New Amsterdam was what is now New York City.
The New Amsterdam is basically the current location of New York City. The Dutch purchased the island of Manhattan from the Native Tribes. Soon after, the British saw the value of this city and the land north of it. They ousted the Dutch and renamed the city and territory New York.
New York used to be New Amsterdam.
New York City was called New Amsterdam by the Dutch settlers. The surrounding area that is now part of New York State, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut, and a few small areas of Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, was called New Netherlands. New Amsterdam was part of the New Netherlands area.
The colonial power you are referring to is Great Britain, when they took over New Amsterdam, a Dutch colony. The Dutch colonists surrendered, and today, New Amsterdam is New York City.
the dutch reform church in brooklyn near kings highway
The Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam became New York when the English took control in 1664.
The early name of New York City is New NetherlandsNew Amsterdam
no New York City is near the mouth of amsterdam