In 1674, a peace treaty saw the Dutch permanently trade New York to England
A global power shift in 1674 saw the Dutch Republic permanently relinquish the bustling settlement of New Amsterdam, effectively turning the future New York City into a British stronghold.
The Treaty of Westminster concluded the Third Anglo-Dutch War by trading the strategic colony of New Netherland for the spice-rich island of Run in Indonesia. While the Dutch briefly recaptured the territory in 1673, this 1674 agreement ensured that English law, language, and administration would define the American Mid-Atlantic colonies for the next century.
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