U.S. History STAAR ( State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) Practice Test

The division of New York in 1664 led to the creation of New Jersey, making this the significant outcome. When the English seized control of New Amsterdam from the Dutch, they renamed it New York. Soon after, the vast territory was divided and a portion was given to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley, who established New Jersey as a separate colony. This was an important development in early colonial America, as it facilitated further settlement and the diversification of colonial governance and society in the region.

The other options represent different historical events or developments that are unrelated to the specific division of New York in 1664. Pennsylvania was established later by William Penn, Delaware emerged from the land originally settled by the Dutch and later claimed by the English, and Rhode Island was founded much earlier by dissenters from Puritan Massachusetts, thus they do not relate directly to the outcome of the New York division.