NEW YORK COLONY

FOUNDING

• The New York colony was founded in 1626 by Peter Minuit for the Dutch
• It was taken over in 1664 by the English and named after the Duke of York
• It was created for trade and profit

RELIGION AND DEMOGRAPHICS

• Dutch and British were the two main ethnicities in the New York Colony
• Other groups were Native Americans (Northern areas of the colony) and African Americans
• The New York colony was a mix of many religions including puritans, Catholics, and Jews.

POLITICS AND ECONOMY

• The governor of the New York Colony was royally appointed by the king of England.
• The citizens of New York were represented by an assembly that met in New York City.
• New York's economy was affected by the fur trade, the merchant port in New York City, and agriculture along the Hudson River.

CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY

• The New York Colony was divided into 12 counties stretching from present day New York City, to upstate New York, to Long Island.
• The colony also had rolling hills, plains, mountains, rivers, lakes, and harbors.
• New York has long cold winters and humid, hot summers.

CITATIONS

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Minuit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_New_York#History http://www.landofthebrave.info/new-york-colony.htm http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/colchart.html http://timesinthenewyorkcolony.weebly.com/religion.html https://www.facinghistory.org/nobigotry/religion-colonial-america-trends-re... http://newyorkcolonyhistory.blogspot.com/p/geography-and-climate.html