Which Was a Dutch Colony: New Jersey, Rhode Island, Philadelphia, or New York City?

New York City was originally the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam (founded 1624 on Manhattan Island). The English captured it in 1664 and renamed it New York.

The other options: New Jersey (English proprietary colony), Rhode Island (English dissenters' colony), Philadelphia (founded 1682 by William Penn, English Quaker).

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