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Question
The earlier name of which city was New Amsterdam?
Options
Chicago
California
Washington D.C.
New York City
MCQ
Solution
New York City
Explanation: New Amsterdam was renamed New York on September 8, 1664, in honor of the then Duke of York (later James II of England), in whose name the English had captured it.
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