[DOC] [TLE] New Amsterdam becomes New York - Sep 08, 1664 - HISTORY.com [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] New Amsterdam - Wikipedia [PAR] It became a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic as of 1624 and was designated the capital of the province in 1625. New Amsterdam was renamed New York on September 8, 1664, in honor of the then Duke of York (later James II of England), in whose name the English had captured it. [DOC] [TLE] New Amsterdam becomes New York - Sep 08, 1664 - HISTORY.com [PAR] The colony of New Netherland was established by the Dutch West India Company in 1624 and grew to encompass all of present-day New York City and parts of Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey. A successful Dutch settlement in the colony grew up on the southern tip of Manhattan Island and was christened New Amsterdam. [DOC] [TLE] Dutch Colonization [PAR] Unlike New York City and Albany, however, where the traces of colonization ... in 
Kingston, the history of New York's Dutch colonization is quite evident. ... Hudson 
eventually sailed into the mouth of a large river, today called the Hudson River. ... 
formally established New Amsterdam, and consolidated and strengthened a... [DOC] [TLE] New Amsterdam surrendered to the English | History Today [PAR] A plan of New Amsterdam, 1661New York City started its glittering history in a 
modest ... a trading post called Fort Nassau, later Fort Orange, near today's city of 
Albany. ... for goods worth 60 Dutch guilders, which later legend valued at US$24
. ... A former army officer and a commanding figure, he had previously governed... [DOC] [TLE] New Amsterdam - United States History [PAR] The role of New Amsterdam in the history of the United States of America. ... Two 
roads, now known as Whitehall and Pearl streets, and two canals, now covered 
by ... control in 1664 with the fall of New Netherland and renamed New York City. [DOC] [TLE] 350 Years Ago, New Amsterdam Became New York. Don't Expect a ... [PAR] Aug 25, 2014 ... No celebration is planned for Tuesday to honor the 350th anniversary of when a 
settlement known as New Amsterdam became New York in a bloodless regime 
change. ... NYTimes.com no longer supports Internet Explorer 9 or earlier. .... 
Mike Wallace, a City University historian and a co-author of Gotham:... [DOC] [TLE] New Amsterdam History Center [PAR] Welcome to the New Amsterdam History Center, home of the Virtual New ... 
where we explore the early history of New Amsterdam and New York City, its 
diverse... [DOC] [TLE] What was New York originally called? | Reference.com [PAR] Until 1664, New York was known as New Amsterdam because of the arrival of 
Dutch ... US History. Q: ... In 1664, the area of New Netherlands, containing New 
Amsterdam, was conquered by British colonists, who renamed the city New York. [DOC] [TLE] Dutch New York: The Dutch settlements in North America - Colonial ... [PAR] Nieuw Amsterdam (Dutch New York) by Johannes Vingboons (1664) ... In 1652 
the population of the city of Nieuw Amsterdam had 800 souls. ... There are two 
things in this settlements (which is called Renselaerswijck, i.e. settlement of ... 
This fort was formerly on an island in the river; it is now on the mainland towards 
the... [DOC] [TLE] New Amsterdam - Wikitravel [PAR] There is more than one place called New Amsterdam: ... Brazil[edit]. Natal - A city 
in Brazil that was formerly known as New Amsterdam. [DOC] [TLE] See 11 Centuries-Old Remnants of New Amsterdam in NYC ... [PAR] May 5, 2014 ... (Indeed, May 5, better known for its Mexican-themed celebrations, is also R... ... 
places across the city that date back to the bygone days of New Amsterdam. ... 
houses their ancestors had been constructing a century earlier. [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of the Colony of New York, 1609-1692 [PAR] "New York, originally called New Netherlands, was so named in honor of the 
Duke of ... Hook [New Jersey], about seventeen miles from the present city of 
New York. ... Small settlements,

Question: This U.S. city was formerly known as New Amsterdam
Answer: New York City