What Major Change Occurred in New Netherland in 1664

question 24

Multiple Choice

What major change occurred in New Netherland in 1664?

• A) The colony formed a representative government.
• B) Dutch colonists overthrew Peter Stuyvesant.
• C) England purchased the colony from the Dutch.
• D) New Netherland became New York.

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