Question

In 1664, the brother of England's King Charles II sent four ships to New Netherlands to try to take the colony from the Dutch. What was the outcome of this confrontation?
A.
The two nations fought the bitter Seven Years War.
B.
The Dutch surrendered without a fight.
C.
The local American Indians mediated a settlement.
D.
The English retreated without firing a shot.

Answer 1

B. The Dutch surrendered without a fight. Peter Stuyvesant yielded New Amsterdam to the English in 1664, and it became New York.