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Prior to the arrival of the English in 1664, New York was known as New Amsterdam, and was a Dutch colony. The Dutch settled the colony primarily to facilitate fur trading in exchange for cheap trinkets known as wampum. The English renamed it New York, after the king's brother, the Duke of York.
Peter Minuit founded New York colony in the 1600's to 1700's But New York was named after the Duke of York
Philidalphia was the first capital of the US located. Brendan #14
New York City was called New Orange and the province of New York was called New Netherland when controlled by the Dutch in the 1600's.