NewYork

= The New York Colony = By Jessica and Sabrina

III. What was grown/Occupations
corn, potatoes, tobacco, apples, and other vegetables

VI. Problems and difficulties
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A. Clothing
clothes were made by hand

B. Education
====== was not readily available in the colony school was taught at home by mothers

C. Government
Peter Minuit was third governor of colony Richard Nicholls was the first English governor of New Amsterdam. Dutch West India Company was granted a charter to settle in North America because the Dutch West India Companie's ran out. 1638- William Kieft became the governor of New Amsterdam 1647- Peter Stuyvesant became governor of New Amsterdam after Kieft.

VII.I Relationships with Natives
Kieft went to war with the Indians because he wanted to tax them, but they didn't like that. 1626- 3rd governor of New Netherland, Peter Minuit, bought Manhattan Island from the Indians for $24 without knowing that the Indians didn’t even own the land.

X. Interesting other tidbits
New York City was called New Amsterdam The colony was first called New Netherland Dutch settlers were called knickerbockers Brooklyn was called Breuklen. After being replaced, Kieft got lost at sea on his way back to Holland. Wallstreet was named after a wooden wall that was built on the New York waterfront to protect the city from Native American attacks.

XI. History of Exploration and Establishments
In 1524 Italian Giovanni da Verrazano sails into modern-day New York Harbor 1609- Samuel de Champlain entered present-day NY State from the North. 1624- Fort Orange was established.