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Henry Hudson Claims the land aound the River now named after him for the Dutch.
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The dutch begin constructing a fort named Amsterdam
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A Dutch colony settement begins in Amsterdam
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The inglish capture the dutch colony new amsterdam.
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Peace between the inglish and the dutch
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War breaks between england and Holland.
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Postal service was initiated between new york and boston. Dutch goverment sent ships with troops to new york and regained control of the city.
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New york was officially granted a representative style of goverment
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By the mid 1700 nearly 100,000 peple called yow york their home.