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Jan 1, 1524
The first man to see Manhattan
The first white man to see manhattan, Giovanni da verrazzano a itakian explorer. (who worked for france) -
Period: Jan 1, 1524 to
History of New York Colony
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Henry Hudson
When Henry Hudson's ship landed in the Lower Bay of New York (english navigator) -
Trade
A trade began between the indians and the Dutch, gorl was traded for fur -
Passage to Asia
The Amsterdam Based Dutch East India Company comissioned an english sea captain Henry Hudson to find the northwest passage to Asia -
New Netherland
Already the territory parts of whitch would become Delaware, New Jersey, and Connecticut had a name: New Netherlands -
The Dutch
The Dutch goverment gave a license to a group of merchents who organized the Dutch West India Company -
Dutch Immigrants
the first settlers arrived to in manhattan were Dutch immigrants -
Dutch West India Company
A Dutch colony settlment started the Dutch West India Company. -
War
war began between england and haland -
The Duke of York
The colony was captured on August 27, 1664 and renamed New York James' title of the time (The Duke of York) -
Peace
There was peace between the england and Dutch -
Horseback Riding for Mail
A horseback service was made between New York and boston for mail -
Control
The Dutch goverment control New York -
Couldnt Fight
The Dutch relized that they couldnt fight in the war successfully agenst england and france. -
Goverment
New York was repersented as a style of goverment -
A Royal Colony
New York became a royal colony when james ascended the throne of england -
Assembly Meeting
7 of the 13 colonies held assembly meeting in Albany to discus defence -
New York Provincial Congress
A group of rebles formed the New York Provincial Congress, whitch usuped the colony's assembly -
Declaration of Independence
New York endorsed the Declaration of Independence on July 9, 1776, thus declaring itself an independent state. New York was no longer a colony.
