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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