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added by Katarzyna Dąbrowska July 11, 2017, 12:24 p.m.
What was the previous name of New York city?
Columbia
New Amsterdam
Haarlem
New London
In 1625 the Dutch established the Nieuw Amsterdam housing estate in Manhattan. The English won it in 1664 and renamed it New York. In 1673, the Dutch again regained the city, but gave the English a year later in exchange for the recognition of the rights to Suriname.
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added by Katarzyna Dąbrowska July 11, 2017, 12:24 p.m.
How New York was named in the past?
Columbia
New Amsterdam
Haarlem
New London
In 1625 the Dutch established the Nieuw Amsterdam housing estate in Manhattan. The English won it in 1664 and renamed it New York. In 1673, the Dutch again regained the city, but gave the English a year later in exchange for the recognition of the rights to Suriname.
Katarzyna Dąbrowska
reach: rather globalcoloniesculturehistoryhistory of the United StatesNetherlandsNew YorkNorth Americathe NetherlandsUnited States
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added by globalquiz.org Feb. 17, 2019, 9:21 a.m.
What was the previous name of New York city?
Columbia
New Amsterdam
Haarlem
New London
In 1625 the Dutch established the Nieuw Amsterdam housing estate in Manhattan. The English won it in 1664 and renamed it New York. In 1673, the Dutch again regained the city, but gave the English a year later in exchange for the recognition of the rights to Suriname.
globalquiz.org
reach: rather globalcoloniesculturehistoryhistory of the United StatesNetherlandsNew YorkNorth Americathe NetherlandsUnited States

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