The Colony of New York

  • Apr 1, 1524

    Giovanni Da Verrazanno

    Giovanni Da Verrazanno
    Giovanni Da Verrazanno first white man to see Manhattan
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson
    Henry Hudson sailed in his ship Half Moon to the lower bay of New York
  • Traiding

    Traiding
    Trading between the Indians and the Dutch began
  • New Amsterdam

    New Amsterdam
    Would have constructed a fort named New Amsterdam
  • Dutch goverment

    Dutch goverment
    Dutch goverment granted a charter to England
  • First settelers

    First settelers
    Dutch emigrants first settlers to arive to Manhattan
  • Dutch colony

    Dutch colony
    A Dutch colony began
  • Kins of England

    Kins of England
    King of England, James 1 dies
  • war

    war
    England and Holland has a war
  • Duke of York

    Duke of York
    The English captured the colony from the Dutch and it became New York. It was named after the Duke of York in England.
  • peace began

    peace began
    That year brought peace between the English and the Dutch
  • New York City

    New York City
    The Dutch goverment regained control of New York City. New Yoek City was renamed New Orange
  • England and France

    England and France
    England and France retured New Orange to the English
  • New York

    New York
    New york was officialy granted representative style of goverment
  • The colony of New York

    The colony of New York
    New York became a royal colony
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    New York supported/proved the Declaration of Independence