New York Colony Presentation

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Founded in 1626

INDEX

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Religion

Founded

Region

Economics

Geography/Climate

Important Information

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Section 01

peter minuit

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• He became the director general of the New York colony in 1626
• He bought permission from the Manhattan tribe
• Trade/Profit

Middle colonies

New York

Facts

• The Middle Colonies geography is a mix of the New England colonies and the Southern colonies

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Economics

• Iron

Ways Colonists Earned Money

• Wheat/Crops

• Cattle (Milk, meat, and leather)

• Timber

Religion

Quakers, Jews, Catholics, Lutherans, and others

Quaker Oats are named after Quakers

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Geography & Climate

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Climate

Soil

Geography

The New York colony has a very mild climate. They have warm summers and mild winters.

The soil in the NewYork colony is very fertile. This is good for farming.

The New York colony has coastal plains.

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Important Info

GOVERNMENT/DOCUMENTS

The New York colony is royal colony. They're under the direct control of a monarch

PEOPLE

King Charles the second captures the colony and gives it to his brother, The Duke of York.

Picture of King Charles the second

EVENTS

In 1683, 17 representatives of the colony drew up the Charter of Liberties and Privileges. This granted freedom of religion to all Christians and suffrage to certain landowners. It was the first bill of rights in America. The duke of York signed the document but repudiated it when he became King James II in 1685.

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