Diplomacy
-The region that became New York was initially settled by which of the following?
A)The Dutch
B)The Portuguese
C)The French
D)The British
E)The Swedes

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The Dutch originally settled the area that is now New York. It was founded in 1624 as New Amsterdam and was largely a trading outpost. The Dutch ceded it to the British in 1674 as a result of the Anglo-Dutch wars, at which point the British renamed the territory after the Duke of York.

Diplomacy -The Region That Became New York Was Initially Settled by by Which