USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -King Charles II granted his younger brother James, then Duke of York and future king of England, the territory of New England. Anne, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1664, the Dutch Province of New Netherland in America was awarded by Charles II of England to his brother James, Duke of York.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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-5: -In 1664, the English sent a fleet to seize New Netherlands, which surrendered without a fight. The English renamed the colony New York, after James, the Duke of York, who had received a charter to the territory from his brother King Charles II.