What was the name of the city of New York before 1664?
New Kingsland New Polis New Holland New Amsterdam
New York, the most populous city in the USA, positioned on the Atlantic coast, was until 1664 known under the name New Amsterdam. It was a dutch fur trading colony. In 1664 the Dutch had to cede the city to the English and the English renamed the city and called it " New York", in order to honour the English Duke of York and Albany.
