The English took over New Netherland in 1664.
Duke of York. Brother to the king.
the english
The English took over New Netherlands from the Dutch in 1664. New Jersey was part of this Dutch colony, and it was organized under Gov. Philip Carteret IN 1664 as the English colony of New Jersey.
New Nether lad was a barrier to the English. It kept English settlers from moving westward. In 1664, English forces seized New Netherlands.
King Charles the second wanted to make New Netherlands an English colony. At the time New Netherlands was a Dutch settlement.
You may be referring to the Second Anglo Dutch war and the taking of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands (present day New York)
The Dutch first settled New York calling it New Netherlands's, but in 1664 Charles II seized the colony and handed it over to his brother the duke of York ( hence, New York). By 1670's seven of the 20 English colonies were under direct Crown control.
The English took over New Netherlands from the Dutch in 1664. New Jersey was part of this Dutch colony, and it was organized under Gov. Philip Carteret IN 1664 as the English colony of New Jersey.
New Nether lad was a barrier to the English. It kept English settlers from moving westward. In 1664, English forces seized New Netherlands.
King Charles the second wanted to make New Netherlands an English colony. At the time New Netherlands was a Dutch settlement.
In 1664 the British seized the New Netherlands.
When the British seized New Netherlands in 1664, the colony was renamed for James, the Duke of York and Duke of Albany, who became king as James II in 1685.
That would have been New Amsterdam. Established by the Dutch on what is now Manhatten. The English renamed it New York.
the dutch
You may be referring to the Second Anglo Dutch war and the taking of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands (present day New York)
James, the Duke of York received control of New Netherlands in 1664 from the Dutch and renamed the colony New York. New York City was originally named New Amsterdam while it was controlled by the Dutch.
New Netherlands was renamed New York after the Duke of York.
It depends upon whether you mean before or after the British seized New Netherlands from the Dutch governor that year.See the Wikipedia article on Colonial New Jersey.
The Dutch first settled New York calling it New Netherlands's, but in 1664 Charles II seized the colony and handed it over to his brother the duke of York ( hence, New York). By 1670's seven of the 20 English colonies were under direct Crown control.