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Peter Minuit and others, on Manhattan Island.
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In 1638 the Swedish settlement led by Peter Minuit starting the the New Sweden Colony
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In 1646 Peter Stuyvesant (1602-1672) became Dutch Governor of the New Netherlands
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In 1655 the Dutch defeat the Swedes on the Delaware and Stuyvesant took possession of the New Sweden Colony
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In 1664 the Dutch lose New Amsterdam to the British which is re-named as New York, after the Duke of York
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The original name of the colony was the Province of New York, later New York and Vermont.
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The Colony became a state on July 26, 1788. For additional facts and info refer to the Change from Colonies to States