New York City (after the transfer from New Amsterdam)

Timeline

1. 1664New Amsterdam/New York · Manhattan IslandAfter English forces occupied Manhattan, Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant surrendered, and the city was renamed New York in honor of James, Duke of York, brother of King Charles II. The walls and Dutch street layout were largely retained, but political sovereignty and the legal system passed into the British framework.
2. 1665–1673New York Harbor · Province of New YorkAfter New York became the capital of the Province of New York, port trade and shipbuilding grew rapidly, with furs, timber, and molasses transshipped to Caribbean and European markets. The 1665 Charter of the City of New York established the rudiments of municipal self-government, and the population increased markedly within a decade.
3. 1673–1674New Orange (brief Dutch occupation) · Dutch New NetherlandDuring the Third Anglo-Dutch War, a Dutch fleet briefly recaptured Manhattan and renamed it New Orange, but the 1674 Treaty of Westminster confirmed New York's permanent cession to Britain. Thereafter the British crown strengthened customs control and settled loyal subjects, further consolidating the city's commercial standing.