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New York &
A Middle Colony
Video of New York
This is New York in the 13 colonies. New York is considered a Middle Colony.
Important Founders and people/Hisory of The Colony
In 1626 Peter Minuit discovered New York, which is in the Middle Colonies.
New York also later became the royal colony.
Jobs available
The New York people jobs were mining, lumbering, sailing, trapping,
being merchants and being craftmen.
Government
The New York Colony had a powerful governor Richard Nicolls who was appointed by British royalty. Taxes were harsh and the people wouldn't tolerate the taxes.
Reasons for Founding
The New York colony was named after King Charles's I brother James Stuart The Duke of York.
The Triangular Trade
The triangular trade was very important because rum,guns and other goods were transported from New York to Africa .
Climate/Geography
The climate that New York had were cold winters and had humid summers. The geography in New York was very swampy close to the Hudson River. The was filled with rich soil also rocky areas.
I discovered New York in 1626
Education for Kids
During the early 1900's blacks were segregated from whites. The blacks were treated harshly in New York.
Slavery began when the Dutch West India
company . They brought eleven slaves. The very first slave auction was in New Amstrerdam in !655.
King Charles II
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