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Sep 29, 1400
While under Dutch control New York was called New Amsterdam
While under Dutch control New York was called New Amsterdam -
Nov 6, 1500
New York was originally a Dutch colony
New York was originally a Dutch colony -
Aug 3, 1501
Reason for Founding NY
Reason for Founding: Trade and profits -
Nov 3, 1524
15 European discovery
15 European discovery of New York was led by the French in 1524 and the first land claim came in 1609 by the Dutch. -
the Resources
Good farmland, timber, furs and coal. Iron ore was a particularly important natural resource -
2 New York was named for James the Duke of York.
2 New York was named for James the Duke of York. -
Year Founded: 1626 by Peter Minuit and others, on Manhattan Island
New York was founed on this day -
the land in New York was ideal for British
The Land in New York was very fertile and ideal for farming which was why the British wanted it from the Dutch. -
The English took control and renamed it New York
In 1664, the English took control of the area and renamed it New York. -
NY was completely taken over by English in 1674
Originally occupied by dutch settlers, New York was completely taken over by the English in 1674 -
This colony prospered
This colony’s economy prospered because of the good trading set-up with the Indians . -
New york helped in the War
New york helped in the War -
The provice of NY
The Province of New York was an English colony in North America that existed from 1626 until 1776, when it -
New York's constitution was adopted in 1777
New York's consistution was adopted in 1777 -
11 state to ratify the US constitution
In 1787, New York became the eleventh state to ratify the United States Constitution. -
Joined the other 12 colonies in rebillion of Great Britian.
joined the other 12 of the 13 colonies in rebellion against Great Britain and became the U.S. state of New York. -
Goerge Washington was inaugrated as the President of the US
On April 30th, 1789 George Washington was inaugurated as the President of the United States in New York City. New York City was the new country's first capital city. -
Albany became New York State's capital city.
In January 1797 Albany became New York State's capital city. -
New York Post was originnaly established in 1801
The popular tabloid New York Post was originally established in 1801 as a Federalist newspaper called the New York Evening Post by Alexander Hamilton, an author of the Federalist papers and the nation’s first secretary of the treasury. -
New York hosted transpotation advancemts.
8 New York hosted significant transportation advancements in the 19th century, including the first steamboat line in 1807, the Erie Canal in 1825, and America's first regularly scheduled rail service in 1831 -
Between 1892 and 1954, million og immigrents arrived in NY
Between 1892 and 1954, millions of immigrants arrived in New York Harbor and passed through Ellis Island on their journey to becoming U.S citizens. -
New York during the Roaring Twenties
New York boomed during the Roaring Twenties, before the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and skyscrapers expressed the energy of the city. -
Until the 1960's New York was the country's leading state in polution
Until the 1960s New York was the country’s leading state in nearly all population, cultural, and economic indexes.
