New York ColonyNew York Colony
Come to New York Come to New York the land of hot the land of hot summers and cold summers and cold winters.winters.
FounderFounder Samuel de Samuel de
ChamplainChamplain He found New York He found New York
in 1608in 1608 1609 Henry 1609 Henry
Hudson claimed Hudson claimed the area as New the area as New NetherlandsNetherlands
Reasons For Being Reasons For Being FoundedFounded
Dutch gave charter Dutch gave charter to the Dutch East to the Dutch East India companyIndia company
1664 British made 1664 British made the colony the colony surrendersurrender
Changed named to Changed named to New YorkNew York
People in the colonyPeople in the colony White settlers White settlers
represented Dutch represented Dutch west India company west India company
PatroonshipPatroonship Indentured servants sIndentured servants s 1 out of 5 African 1 out of 5 African
slaves slaves Native American tribesNative American tribes
PatoonshipsPatoonships First white from First white from
Dutch West India Dutch West India CompanyCompany
The Dutch West The Dutch West India Company set India Company set up patroonships up patroonships
PatroonsPatroons If you paid your own If you paid your own
way you will receive way you will receive 50 acres of land50 acres of land
For every person For every person that you paid for, that you paid for, you got another 50 you got another 50 acresacres
One fifth of every One fifth of every person in New York person in New York was a slavewas a slave
PeoplePeople Native American Native American
tribes in the area tribes in the area around New York around New York were forced to were forced to move out an go move out an go somewhere elsesomewhere else
summersummer The summers were The summers were
hot hot The summers had The summers had
very humid daysvery humid days
winterwinter The winters were The winters were
coldcold Winters also had Winters also had
lots of snowlots of snow
landland The land had lots The land had lots
of rocks and trees of rocks and trees If the rocks and If the rocks and
trees were trees were removed it was removed it was good for farminggood for farming
The land near the The land near the cost was swampycost was swampy
farmingfarming The people in New The people in New
York grew lots of York grew lots of corncorn
They also grew They also grew wheat vegetables wheat vegetables and tobaccoand tobacco
gatheringgathering The farmers grew The farmers grew
flax for making flax for making fabric fabric
The people also The people also mined iron to sell mined iron to sell in England in England
economyeconomy The people there The people there
money by made money by made trapping animals trapping animals and selling there furand selling there fur
They also traded They also traded lumberlumber
The people of New The people of New York would also sell York would also sell slaves to make slaves to make moneymoney
ReligionsReligions New York had New York had
many religions half many religions half of the people were of the people were Catholics and the Catholics and the other half were other half were PuritansPuritans
governmentgovernment The colony was run The colony was run
the a governorthe a governor The governor was The governor was
appointed by the appointed by the king of Englandking of England
lawslaws All of the laws were All of the laws were
made by the made by the Governor and the Governor and the kingking
There was little self There was little self government in New government in New YorkYork
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