SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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Pennsylvania
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New York
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Delaware
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Connecticut
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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.
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: -New Netherland was the first Dutch colony in North America. It extended from Albany, New York, in the north to Delaware in the south and encompassed parts of what are now the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, and Delaware.
Detailed explanation-4: -On August 27, 1664, four English warships arrived in New Amsterdam to claim the colony under the orders of James, Duke of York.