Question
Why did the city of New Amsterdam become known as New York?
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A new governor changed the English name to a Dutch name.
A new governor changed the English name to a Dutch name.
Residents voted to change the name to honor the Prince of York.
Residents voted to change the name to honor the Prince of York.
The British gained control of the Dutch colony and changed the name.
The British gained control of the Dutch colony and changed the name.
The Dutch sold the city to the English and went back to Europe.
Responses
A new governor changed the English name to a Dutch name.
A new governor changed the English name to a Dutch name.
Residents voted to change the name to honor the Prince of York.
Residents voted to change the name to honor the Prince of York.
The British gained control of the Dutch colony and changed the name.
The British gained control of the Dutch colony and changed the name.
The Dutch sold the city to the English and went back to Europe.
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The city of New Amsterdam became known as New York because the British gained control of the Dutch colony and changed the name. In 1664, the English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch and renamed it New York in honor of the Duke of York, who was the brother of King Charles II of England.