But the people disliked Stuyvesant. They had him surrender before the British even fired a shot. The colony became ruled by the British.
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Holland sent colonists to America to settle the land discovered by Henry Hudson. The colony was called New Netherland.
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Stuyvesant tore up the letter and refused to surrender.
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New Netherland was a rich colony. In 1664 Holland and England were at war. The English sent ships to New Netherland and wanted to take over the colony.
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The British changed the name of New Netherland to New York. They changed the name of New Amsterdam to New York City.
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The captain of the English ships sent a letter to Peter Stuyvesant, the governor of New Netherland. He told Stuyvesant he must surrender.