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Who did king Charles II give the New Netherland colony to?
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Answered 2013-11-20 01:11:17
His brother, the Duke of York. The Duke of York then renemed the colony 'New York'.
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Charles wanted the New Netherland Colonies for trade and land.
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The New York Colony was first known as New Netherland and it was owned by the Dutch. When King Charles II took over New Netherland, he gave it to his brother, the Duke of York, and renamed the colony New York in honor of his brother. Hope this helps... History is my worst subject so sry i could'nt give more info lol -TaraBelle :)
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The New York colony started when King Charles II decided to send his brother, the Duke of York, to drive out the Dutch from New Netherland. Therefore, New York was then named after the Duke of York.
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