World map 1700 1763

The Colony of New York

  • Giovanni De Verrazano
    Jan 1, 1524

    Giovanni De Verrazano

    Giovanni de Verrazano was the first white man to see Manhattan.
  • New York was originated

    New York was originated

    The colony of New York was originated.
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    The Colony of New York

    The history of New York
  • The trade

    The trade

    A thriving trade between Indian and the Dutch.
  • Henry Hudson looked for a passage.

    Henry Hudson looked for a passage.

    Henry Hudson searched for a northwest passage to Asia.
  • Territories

    Territories

    The territoy parts of which would also become Delaware,New York,and conneticuit had a new name :The New Netherlands
  • The Dutch and The English

    The Dutch and The English

    They pressured England and reminded them that the Dutch government had claimed the New World, The Dutch granted a charter to a group of merchants who organized the Dutch west India company.
  • Manhattan Settlers

    Manhattan Settlers

    The first settlers to land in Manhattan were the Dutch.
  • King of England's desicion.

    King of England's desicion.

    King of England farbade Henry Hudson to the Netherlands lest the Dutch lay claim to the land.
  • The Expedition

    The Expedition

    James started to lead an expedition to The New Netherlands.
  • The Slaughter Episode

    The Slaughter Episode

    The Indians and Dutch began a slaughter episode. Jon vanderhill played followers to slaughter the Indians tribes. The new director was called Holland, on his way to the ship, the ship sunk and he died.
  • British & Dutch Ships

    British & Dutch Ships

    The British ships seized the Dutch merchant ships.
  • Change to New York

    Change to New York

    The Dutch posessed the new territory until 1664.
  • The Presented Gift

    The Presented Gift

    English King, Charles II, presented a large land gift to his brother, Duke of York, James Stuart. This gift included the New Netherlands.
  • The Colony was Captured

    The Colony was Captured

    The colony was captured and renamed New York after James' title of the time.
  • Postal Service

    Postal Service

    There was Peace between the English and the Dutch.
  • Postal Service

    Postal Service

    A horseback postal service was initiated between New York and Boston.
  • They Regained Control

    They Regained Control

    The Dutch government immideately sent ships withtroops to New York and sucessfully regained control over the city.
  • The Return of New Orange

    The Return of New Orange

    The Dutch government realized that they could not war sucessfully against two large empires,England and France, and reluctantly returned New Orange to the English.
  • Britain and France

    Britain and France

    The British against France in King Goerge's war.
  • The War

    The War

    The French and Indian war.
  • Acts

    Acts

    Townshed Acts
  • Acts

    Acts

    Intolerable Acts
  • The Rebels

    The Rebels

    The colonies began brewing and a group of rebels formed the New York provincial progress.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    New York endorsed the Declaration of Independence.