Trivia: Which was an early name for New York City?
Roanoke
New Island
New Amsterdam
Georgetown
The correct answer is New Amsterdam
So why is this answer correct? : The colony of New Netherland was established by the Dutch West India Company in 1624 and included present-day New York City as well as parts of Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey. A Dutch settlement on the southern tip of Manhattan Island was named New Amsterdam.