NEW YORK

REGION

ECONOMY

• various ways of making money
• 1. farming
• 2. selling fur & lumber
• 3. trading, shipping
• 4. slave trade

FOUNDING THE COLONY

• the Dutch found the colony
• founded for trade and furs
• also for economic and political reasons

Location
*along the Atlantic Ocean
*has mountains, plains, and rolling hills

CHALLENGES

• interactions with the native americans weren't very friendly
• their economy was mixed and clashed
• the smuggling of goods
• religious freedom did not exist

BENEFITS

• good soil
• many rivers
• many trees to build homes
• the fairest temperatures

LEADER

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