NEW YORK

THE FOUNDERS OF NEW YORK

• The New York colony was originally called new netherland.
• When the english took new amsterdam, the dutch quickly surrendered
• King Charles II gave the city to his brother, the duke of york, who renamed it New York.

REASONS FOR FOUNDING NEW YORK

• King Charles II gave the city to his brother for money.
• The duke of york, wanted the riches and resourses their.
• The colony had tons of wood and a great harbor.

PEOPLE THAT SETTLED IN THE COLONIES

• Some dutch that were still at New York still lived there.
• The english also brought in some englishmen to settle there.
• They english also brought over slaves to do the very hard work.

CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY

• It was usually hot and humid during the summer time.
• Althought is was hot and humid it snowed during the winter.
• The colony was on a plainy area next to a river with mountains in the distance

ECONOMY IN NEW YORK

• The settlers were in the business of fur, slave, and lumber trade.
• There was a lot of area to farm crops like corn and flax.
• The colony of New York also made ships, clocks, and even fished.

NEW YORK'S RELIGION

• In the colony of New York people had the freedom of religion.
• Although people could worship anyone, most people were protestant.
• Although this segregated people who weren't protestant like catholic and jewish people.

POLITICS IN NEW YORK

• New York was run by a governor who was appointed by the king.
• Sometimes the colonists would gain the freedom to elect the mayor or something like that.
• When New York adopted its first constitution in 1777, it had to changed several times within the years.

SITES THAT I USED

• http://newyorkcolonyhistory.blogspot.com/p/politics-and-government.html
• http://newyorkcolonyhistory.blogspot.com/p/economy.html
• http://newyorkcolonyhistory.blogspot.com/p/religion.html
• http://newyorkcolonyhistory.blogspot.com/p/geography-and-climate.html
• http://newyorkcolonyhistory.blogspot.com