Colonists did, but they named the state after the duke of york
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Peter Minuit founded what would later become the colony of New York, in 1626, for the Dutch. During this time, the region was known as New Netherland.
The English took the territory over in 1663, and the new colony was named after the Duke of York, and would forever be known, as the colony of New York, and over time the state of New York.
Dutch settled in New York, hope this helped
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.
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The Dutch settled in New Amsterdam
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Dutch settled in New York, hope this helped
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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.
The dutch settled in New Amsterdam which is present day New York.
In the early 1600s, the Dutch settled in New York (I'm not sure why.), and after several years, the English took over.
New York was settled by the Dutch.The Iroquois were a Native American tribe in New York.
The dutch. also known as the Netherlands, were the people who settled in New Amsterdam, which is now call New York.
He was Director - General of New Netherlands (New York) from 1626 - 1633.
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