the english took over new amsterdam in 1625.
when did the english take over new amsterdam?
1625
on august 27, 1664, while england and the dutch republic were at peace, four english frigates sailed into new amsterdam's harbor and demanded new netherland's surrender, whereupon new netherland was provisionally ceded by stuyvesant. on september 6, stuyvesant sent lawyer johannes de decker and five other delegates to sign the official articles of capitulation. this was swiftly followed by the second anglo-dutch war, between england and the dutch republic. in june 1665, new amsterdam was reincorporated under english law as new york city, named after the duke of york (later king james ii). he was the brother of the english king charles ii, who had been granted the lands.
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new amsterdam was the dutch colonial settlement that later became new york city.





















































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bullet::::- new amsterdam historic district, a section of detroit, michigan





















































bullet::::- new amsterdam, new holland, a former dutch colonial settlement in brazil





















































bullet::::- new amsterdam, guyana, a town in east berbice-corentyne region, guyana





















































bullet::::- nieuw-amsterdam, drenthe, a village in emmen, netherlands





















































bullet::::- nieuw amsterdam, suriname, the capital of the commewijne district, suriname





















































bullet::::- new amsterdam, indiana, a town in indiana, u.s.





















































bullet::::- buffalo, new york or new amsterdam, new york, u.s.
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