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The Duke of York who was given the land grant by his brother the king. He took the colony from the Dutch who had first settled in the area.
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What colony is Pennsylvania located?
Pennsylvania is a colony....
What is the origin of NY?
Ny's origin was a colony with the same land of today's ny
Was their a colony named after Daniel Boone?
a colony named after daniel boone is Boonesborough
Which of the 13 colony's was named from the patron system?
The only colony named for a saint was Maryland.
Who were the first settlers in the NY colony?
Dutch
Where did Dutch start a colony in 1624?
NY
Was NY a French or spanish colony?
NY presumably is New York. York is the country-town of the county of Yorkshire in England. New York was named after York. New York was one of the British colonies in what we now call the United States.
Which colony was named for Queen Elizabeth1 Virgin Queen of England?
Virginia was the colony named after Queen ElizabethI
Colony of Virginia was named in honor of?
The colony of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I, she was called "The Virgin Queen".
What jobs did women have in the NY colony?
beacuuse they have to work for agricultur
Who was the Massachusetts colony named after and why?
Named after the Puitans for religion freedom
What colony was named in honor of English king george 2?
what colony was named in honor of the English kiing Charles two
