Residents voted to change the name to honor the Prince of York.
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The Duke of York because he got the colony named after him.
It was named for the Duke of York.
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New York was named after James, The Duke of York
New York was first colonized by the Dutch, who named it New Amsterdam, based on the European city named Amsterdam. Later, the British invaded the colony, and the Dutch, not wanting to fight another battle with the British, surrendered New Amsterdam. The Dutch exited the colony, and the British occupied it. They named their new acquired colony New York based on the Duke of York.
The Duke of York captured New Netherlands and named it New York.
New York, originally named "New Amsterdam", was part of the original 13 colonies.
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.
A settler named Peter Minuit founded the colony of New York.They duke of york
King Charles the second gave the colony to a Prince named York, who renamed it New York.