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  1. History of New York City (prehistory–1664) - Wikipedia

    • According to archaeological digs, the first humans arrived in the region as early as 9,000 years ago. However, the area was abandoned, perhaps as a result of the local extinction of many large game species that were a source of food for the first settlers due to the warming climate of the area. A second wave of inhabitants entered the region approximately 3,000 years ag… See more

    Overview

    The history of New York City has been influenced by the prehistoric geological formation during the See more

    Dutch colonization

    In 1613, the Dutch established a trading post on the western shore of Manhattan Island. Juan Rodrigues was the first documented non-native to live on Manhattan Island.
    In 1614 th… See more

    English conquest

    In 1664, British ships entered Gravesend Bay in modern Brooklyn, and troops marched to capture the ferry across the East River to the city, with minimal resistance: the governor at the time, Peter Stuyvesant, was unpop… See more

    Further reading

    • Jackson, Kenneth T. and David S. Dunbar, eds. Empire City: New York Through the Centuries (2005), 1015 pages of excerpts excerpt
    • Stokes, I.N. Phelps. The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909 compi… See more

    External links

    • New York and its origins Archived March 8, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. Legend and Reality (about the Walloon contributions to the founding of New York City) See more

     
  1. The Province of New York (1664–1776) was a British proprietary colony and later royal colony on the northeast coast of North America. As one of the Middle Colonies, New York achieved independence and worked with the others to found the United States.
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    On 4 May 1626, officials of the Dutch West India Company in New Netherland founded New Amsterdam, which subsequently became New York City. The English captured the colony in 1664, though a complete ousting of Dutch rule did not occur until 10 November 1674. Dutch residents received generous terms of surrender.
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  2. Province of New York - Wikipedia

    The Province of New York was a British proprietary colony and later a royal colony on the northeast coast of North America from 1664 to 1783. It extended from Long Island on the Atlantic, up the Hudson River and Mohawk River …

  3. History of New York City (1665–1783) - Wikipedia

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  6. The Colonial Laws of New York from the Year 1664 to the Revolution

  7. New Amsterdam becomes New York | September 8, …

    Feb 9, 2010 · In 1664, New Amsterdam passed under English control, and English and Dutch settlers lived together peacefully. In 1673, there was a short interruption of English rule when the Netherlands...

  8. Colonial and Early American New York - U.S. National …

    In 1664, the English took possession of New Netherland from the Dutch, renaming it New York. Ownership of New York was valuable because of its location and status as a port of commerce and trade. This Oyster Island was …

  9. British Conquest: New Amsterdam Becomes New York

    In 1664, King Charles II of England granted to his brother James, the Duke of York, a massive tract of land in North America stretching from Virginia to Massachusetts and including all of Dutch New Netherland.

  10. 1664: New Amsterdam's Transformation to NYC

    On August 27, 1664, New Amsterdam, a Dutch settlement on Manhattan Island, faced a pivotal change when English frigates, led by Richard Nicolls, demanded its surrender, marking a key event in the Anglo-Dutch Wars.