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Apr 1, 1524
The first to see Manhattan
The first white man to see Manhattan was an Italian Explorer named Giovanni da Verrazano. He was working for the king of France. -
Period: Apr 1, 1524 to
The colony of New York
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Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson sailed into the lower Bay of New York in his ship named the half moon. -
Thriving Trade
A thriving trade began between the Indians and the Dutch. -
The Dutch Goverment
The dutch goverment gave permission to a group of merchants to run the Dutchwest India Company. -
First Settlers
The first settlers to arrive Manhattan were Dutch imigrants. -
War betwwen England and Holland
The events that happened when the British were stealing the Ducth Merchants ships led them to war in the year 1652. -
Large land Gift
Both the English and the Dutch were fighting for all the land and trading goods in the New World. The English King, Charles the second, gave the English, a large land gift which included New Netherland. -
Peace
The year 1667 brought peace between the English and Dutch. -
Postal Service
A horseback postal service was initiated between New York and Boston. -
The hand over
The Dutch goverment realized that they would't win war against to large empires, England and France. The Dutch returned New Orange (New York) to the English. This hand over happened in the winter of 1674. New Orange survived a little over one year. -
Officially Granted
In 1683, New York was offically granted representative style of goverment, This remained more theory than practice. -
New Amsterdam
Amsterdam was one of the largest colonies in terms of land. The colony of New Amsterdam began with just 30 Dutch families. By the mid-1700s, nearly 100,000 people called New Amesterdam their home. -
Seven of the 13 colonies
Seven of the colonies assemblies met in Albany to disscuss coming together for mutual defense and goverment. The proposal was ultimatly rejected.
