A History of Liberty City: Difference between revisions
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On August 27, 1664, armed British warships [[wp:History_of_New_York_City_(prehistory–1664)#Arrival_of_the_British|entered the harbor]]. The colonists signed a petition requesting to be ruled by the British. The English renamed the city to Liberty City. The British expanded while destroying and eradicating the native population. | On August 27, 1664, armed British warships [[wp:History_of_New_York_City_(prehistory–1664)#Arrival_of_the_British|entered the harbor]]. The colonists signed a petition requesting to be ruled by the British. The English renamed the city to Liberty City. The British expanded while destroying and eradicating the native population. | ||
Soon the colony expanded and areas were named after heavily inbred members of their Germanic royal families. [[Broker]] was named after Sir William Broker III, the king's bastard son. To the north was called [[Dukes]], named after the word ''dukey'', as the people there | Soon the colony expanded and areas were named after heavily inbred members of their Germanic royal families. [[Broker]] was named after Sir William Broker III, the king's bastard son. To the north was called [[Dukes]], named after the word ''dukey'', as the people there "Smelt like shit". The peninsula to the north of that was named [[Bohan]], after ''bohan'', a Dutch word meaning ''Dutch word''. The area across the river was dubbed [[Alderney]], after Phillip Alderney, the only person who can tolerate living in an oily mosquito-filled swamp. | ||
==The Birth of a New Nation== | ==The Birth of a New Nation== | ||