The correct answer is B) England.
<em>Britain sent warships to take over new Netherland in 1664.
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On September 29, 1664, New Netherlands surrender before the English Navy. In those years, the New Netherland territory included parts of what today is New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Since 1652, the Dutch and the British had fought many battles with their respective navies in order to gain supremacy in trade and shipping. In May 1664, King Charles II of England had promised the New Netherland territory to his brother James, Duke of York. So in August the same year, Commander Richard Nicholls led 300 hundred soldiers to Long Island. On September 29, 1664, New Netherlands surrender before the English Navy.
