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New Amsterdam

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Phonetic Respelling: [ am-ster-dam ]

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noun. a former Dutch town on Manhattan Island the capital of New Netherland; renamed New York by the British in 1664

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New Amsterdamwas captured by the British and renamed New York.

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New Amsterdam was captured by the British and renamed New York.

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Who forced the Dutch out of New Amsterdam in 1664 and renamed it New York?

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How did the Dutch citizens react when the Duke of York came to claim New Amsterdam and rename it New York?

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Dutch settlement; former Dutch town; Dutch colony

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