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What new colony was made up of lands that the duke of york gave to friends?
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In the 1660's England had a lot of colonies in America. But King Charles II wanted another one. He gave the New Netherlands to his brother James, the Duke of York. But there was one problem, the Dutch owned the New Netherlands. In May of 1664, he sent warships to the New Netherlands. The Dutch people surrendered without a fight.
In 1664 James gave part of New York to two friends, Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley. So James named the new colony New Jersey. They were the proprietors. They charged the settlers who moved onto their land. To get colonists to move to New Jersey the proprietors offered cheap land and freedom of religion. Many settlers came to New Jersey. In 1672 the Dutch reclaimed New Jersey and the English couldn't get it back till 1674.
In 1674 John Berkeley sold his part of New Jersey to two Quakers. The Quakers were a religious group that was a part of England, and many Quakers wanted to move to America. New Jersey was divided into East Jersey and West Jersey. The Quakers moved into West Jersey. Then Sir Carteret's widow sold West Jersey to twenty-four English, Irish, and Scottish men. Most of them were Quakers. Neither East nor West Jersey was very successful. In 1702 they joined together and made a royal colony ruled by the king of England.
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The Duke of York, who was his brother. The Duke of York then renamed New Netherlands 'New York'.
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the British King gave it to his cousin the Duke of York, the majority of the people came from england
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The British bought and gave it to the Duke of York that's all I know. Also, New York City was called New Amsterdam.
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New Netherland was founded by the Hudson River around 1623-1624. Charles II gave New Netherlands to his brother who was the Duke of York. So in 1664 the Englsih arrived and it became New York after the Duke.
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King Charles II took over the colony of New Amsterdam in 1664, and gave the colony to his brother, the Duke of York. He renamed it New York, after himself.
How did ny become an English colony?
King Charles the second gave his brother,James, New york. James later settled new york and gave himself the title of "duke of york"
What religious groups settled here in the New Jersey colony?
The Dutch and the Swedes were the first white settlers in the area that became New Jersey. When the British took over control of the colony, the King gave control of the colony to his brother, the Duke of York, who in turn gave the colony to his two friends, Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. They allowed settlers religious and political freedom in the colony, so many different groups settled the area. The early religious groups were Anglican, Puritan, Quaker, and Calvinist.
When the English fleet took the port of new Amsterdam from the Dutch and established what colony?
King Charles and then gave the Netherlands to his brother the Duke of York who then renamed it New York
What territory did duke of york give to his two friends?
he gave new jersey to the kings friend lord Berkeley and Sir George Cateret
Who did King Charles II give land to?
His brother James, the duke of New York, gave what is now new jersey to his teo friends.
Why was New Jersey founded?
Colonial New Jersey, (New Netherlands) was founded for money from real estate profits.
