New Amsterdam is reincorporated under English law as New York City
6/1/1665
c June 1665
– Named after the Duke of York, brother to King Charles II, who he succeeds as King James II
– Presently the Province of New York include the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Vermont as well as portions of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine and Pennsylvania
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_England