Multiple choice

The only Dutch colony in North America was called New Amsterdam-------later renamed:

  1. Philadelphia

  2. Boston

  3. Washington, DC

  4. New York

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Dutch colony of New Netherland had its capital at New Amsterdam. After the English took control of the region in 1664, it was renamed New York in honor of the Duke of York.