New Amsterdam became a part of the British empire because:
A) Holland sold it to King Charles II.
B) English settlers overwhelmed Dutch merchants.
C) Britain conquered it in an Anglo-Dutch war.
D) Parliament passed an act claiming the colony.
Answer: C
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