What was the original name of New York?

So asks what was the original name of New York, gives the answer New Amsterdam and the says “ manna - hatta “ Question should be what was the Dutch name for New York . Having slaughtered the indigenous peoples it now seems that they’re trying to erase the memory of them

I knew this possibly because I grew up near Amsterdam,N.Y.

My ancestor Captain Caspar Steynmets came there in 1631and was a translator with the indians.

I love this game!

There really needs to be proof readers to these answers.

The English sending warships was not an act of aggression. In the early 1600s the Dutch controlled the valuable trade of Nutmeg from the East Indies apart from one small British island called Rum. The Dutch invaded the island and killed the British settlers and New Amsterdam was taken in retaliation. The matter went to international arbitration and it was decided the Dutch kept Rum and the British kept New Amsterdam. Unknown to the Dutch, the British had already transported their nutmeg trees to India. This effectively meant the Dutch had swapped New York for a tiny worthless island. Nathaniel's Nutmeg by Giles Milton is well worth the read