Why did the English want to gain control of the area that became the colony of New York? How did the English establish it as their own colony?

In 1664, New Amsterdam passed to English control, and English and Dutch settlers lived together peacefully. ... In 1674, New York was returned to the English, and in 1686 it became the first city in the colonies to receive a royal charter. After the American Revolution, it became the first capital of the United States."

The colonies organized themselves by creating laws and making villages and their early goals were to escape persecution and create farms for their crops. ... The colonies organized themselves by creating laws and making villages and their early goals were to escape persecution and create farms for their crops.

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