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New York City is a City in New York and Back then it was a big trading dock where ships come in and trade for their goods. Also it was a big trading spot because It was built at a very good place. HopE this HeLps!
What is now New York City was set up in the 17th century as a trading post by the Dutch. They called it New Amsterdam.
What is now New York City was set up in the 17th century as a trading post by the Dutch. They called it New Amsterdam.
New York city began as New Amsterdam, if speaking about the first European settlers.
As a Dutch West India Company trading post.
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New Amsterdam, major city of the New Netherlands , was primarily a trading center. Seized by the Duke of York , renamed New York about 1624 .
New York City was founded in 1624 by Dutch colonists as a trading post.
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The Europeans first called New York "New Amsterdam" when it was established as a Dutch trading post in 1624. The settlement was named after the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. In 1664, the English captured the city and renamed it New York in honor of the Duke of York.