ryan By baychester Feb 3, 1600 1600s henry hodson sailed the half moon to nyc. lenape nattive american lived in nyc Period: Jan 6, 1700 to Jan 6, 2012 1700s nyc was a british colony. nyc was small and had farms. Period: Jan 6, 1800 to Feb 9, 1800 1800 many immigrarst from europe