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New York

Oscarivan Macias

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New York Colony

The New York Colony was originally a Dutch colony called New Amsterdam, founded by Peter Minuit in 1626 on Manhattan Island. In 1664 the Dutch surrendered the colony to the English and it was renamed New York, after the Duke of York.

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New York’s map

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This how it looked back then when it was a colony

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New york colony founder. Who? when?

Peter Minuit found new york colony. He found it in 1664.

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New york colony major industry

  • Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (cattle, grain, rice, indigo, wheat)

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New york colony flag

This is the new york colony flag.

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New York’s colony major city.

  • Major Cities: New York City, Albany.

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When did new York became a state?

It became a state in july 26, 1788.

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New York colony fun facts

The New York Colony was originally called the Province of New York (from 1664), and later New York

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Work cited

http://www.50states.com/facts/new-york.htm