SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Henry Hudson
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the Duke of York
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Walter Raleigh
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William Penn
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1664–1667), English forces gained control of the Dutch fur trading colony of New Netherland, and in 1664, Charles II gave this colony (including present-day New Jersey) to his brother James, Duke of York (later James II). The colony and city were renamed New York in his honor.
Detailed explanation-2: -James II, King of England James, younger son of King Charles I of England, held the title of Duke of York.
Detailed explanation-3: -The second son of Charles I, and brother of Charles II, James was named Duke of York at birth. He became a successful naval commander during the reign of his brother and acceded to the throne in 1685.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1664, Charles II of England granted American territory between the Delaware and Connecticut rivers to his younger brother James. Following its capture by the English the former Dutch territory of New Netherland and its principal port, New Amsterdam, were named the Province and City of New York in James’s honour.
Detailed explanation-5: -New York. New York was the tenth of the 13 colonies. It was founded in 1664. When the Duke of York recieved New Netherland as a gift, it was renamed New York in his honor.