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New Netherland
New Jersey became a colony before England took control of New Netherland. And this is how I know: England took control of New Netherland in 1664 and New Jersey became a Colony in 1702.
New Netherland was named New York after James, the Duke of York in the 1664. Since he was the proprietor, he named it New York and gave the rest of the land to two friends ( John Berkeley & George Carteret ) for free.
Peter Stuyvesant became governor of New Netherlands in 1647.
The Dutch of the Netherlands.
New Netherland
They renamed it New York and it became one of the most populated colonies.
It became New York after the brother of the king the Duke of York.
New Netherland ended in 1674.
peter stuyvesant was the governor of new netherland, which later became new york after it was ceded to the british in 1664
Thomas Netherland