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The English did not so much take New York from the dutch, they convinced them to a trade of territory.
I do now know the exact details of the deal, but I know Surinam was controlled by the English at that point in time, and power of this territory was transferred to the dutch in exchange for New York, there might have been a lot more to the deal, but this is what I know.
your a stupid tard they where forced bye sacahgaweha
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∙ 9y agoThe English drove the Dutch out of New York so that their English settlers could move further west. The English got the Dutch to give up New York with the Treaty of Westminster.
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Why did the English want to take New York from the dutch?
The Dutch did not have a lot of people in it's colony so the British wanted to invade to have New York for it's own.
New York was an English colony because the English-?
New York was an English colony because the English conquered New York from the Dutch, and after ceding to the English in the Treaty of Westminster, in 1674.
What religious group settled in new york?
The colony of New York was settled first by the Dutch and then by the English. The main religion of both the Dutch and English was Protestantism. New York was one of the Middle colonies.
Who settled in New York after the Dutch?
English
After the Dutch who went to New York?
The English.
Which Dutch explorer discovered New York harbor?
First, the Dutch and then the English. New York is named after the Duke of York.
When the English oust the dutch from their colony what did they name it?
The Dutch colony of New Amsterdam became the English colony of New York.
What colonies did the dutch and English settle?
New York
Which group was settled in New York?
According to the 2002 edition of History Alive! The United States, Dutch and English came there in search of new lives. The Dutch. Dutch, it was once known as New Amsterdam. The Dutch settled New Amsterdam, which became New York City after the Dutch surrendered the land to the English.
What did the English name new Amsterdam after taking it from the dutch?
new york
How did new hamsterdam become New York?
New Amsterdam became New York when the English took it from the Dutch.
The english had to drive the dutch out of?
New York, which was known as New Amsterdam before the English took it.
