USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Over two hundred years, the colony of New Netherland became the British colony of New York, which then became the independent state of New York. With independence, Dutch patroonships became English manors and the “feudal” system was abolished.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Dutch gave up the colony without a fight. The breaking point came in March 1664, when English King Charles II awarded the colony’s land to his brother, the Duke of York, even though the two countries were then technically at peace.

Detailed explanation-3: -Manhattan was taken on September 8th, 1664. A plan of New Amsterdam, 1661New York City started its glittering history in a modest way as the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1664, the English took the colony from the Dutch by force-even though the two countries were not at war and few if any shots were fired. Even after New Netherland became an English possession, Dutch settlers remained, and life in the colony did not much change. It remained distinctively Dutch.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dutch success produced many rivals, the English chief among them. Between 1652 and 1674, the two nations fought three wars. As a consequence of these wars, New Netherland came under British control in 1664.