They established the colony of New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan. When the British took control of the area in 1664, they renamed it New York, and it became one of the original 13 colonies.
Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately ... 1780: Elizabeth Freeman wins her suit for emancipation under the new state constitution.
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