NEW YORK

FOUNDER-pETER mINUIT

• Founded by the Dutch in 1664
• King Charles II didn't like them, and wanted the colony, so he sent warships to take it over
• The Dutch gave up without fighting
• Renamed after King Charles II's brother, Duke of York

WHY?

• Dutch originally founded New Netherland so that the West India Company could establish fur trading in North America

GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Coastal colony
• Fertile soil
• Long, cold winters
• Cool summers
• Contains the Hudson River

POLITICAL MAKEUP

• In 1683, King James gave New York a legislature
• The governors sought advice from the King and powerful locals

ECONOMIC SUPPORT

• Fur trade previously established by Dutch
• Exported food, especially grain, provided most of the needed capital to make New York successful

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

• Senators and wealthy aristocrats
• White tradesmen, such as ministers, doctors, and lawyers
• Poor whites and manual workers
• Indentured servants and convicts
• Slaves

NOTABLE EVENTS/PEOPLE/INVENTIONS

• Peter Stuyvesant-last Dutch Director-General before New Netherland was ceded to the English in 1664
• November 25, 1783, the last of the English troops in North America left

NOTABLE EVENTS/PEOPLE/INVENTIONS CONT.

• Wall Street- Manhattan had a sizable Dutch port that was frequently raided by Indians. In response, the Dutch built a wall from one side of the island to the other, which led to the road that goes down it being called Wall Street.