USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -New York became a proprietary colony in 1664, when Charles II gave the colony as a proprietorship to his brother James, Duke of York, upon the English claim to New York, formerly Dutch New Netherland. Only when its proprietor became King James II in 1685 did New York become a royal colony.

Detailed explanation-2: -New York and New Jersey originally were proprietary colonies, but eventually became royal colonies, New York in 1685 and New Jersey in 1702.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1664, a British naval fleet sailed into the harbor of New Amsterdam and forced its surrender. New Netherland was then divided into the colonies of New York and New Amsterdam. The name “New York, ” after James, Duke of York, replaced New Amsterdam.

Detailed explanation-4: -Maryland was an example of a proprietary colony. It was established by Cecil Calvert in 1632 upon receiving a land grant from King Charles I.

Detailed explanation-5: -Following its capture, New Amsterdam’s name was changed to New York, in honor of the Duke of York, who organized the mission. The colony of New Netherland was established by the Dutch West India Company in 1624 and grew to encompass all of present-day New York City and parts of Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey.