NY
New york city
New York began as a Dutch colony in 1624. The English took over following an Anglo-Dutch war, in 1664.
The colony of New Netherland was founded by the Dutch West India Company in 1624. The company was established in 1621.
It was Virginia. Virginia was founded in 1607 By John Smth for religious purpoes.
Dutch Formosa was created in 1624.
Virginia became a Crown colony in 1624
New York was founded by the Dutch. It was originally called New Netherlands because of the Dutch who came from the Netherlands.
A Royal Colony (Crown Colony)
A Royal Colony (Crown Colony)
1624
1624
One theory is that "Yankee" goes back to the time when New York was a Dutch colony, from its founding in 1624 until 1664. The Dutch farmers of the colony were sometimes referred to disparagingly as Jan Kees (pronounced Yahn Keys), which meant "John Cheese".