Kristen Helinski
Joshua Powers
Collean Toupin
New York
1524 – New York harbor visited by Verrazano
1609 – Hudson River first explored by Henry Hudson
Explorers
1624 – Dutch settled permanently & ruled over the colony of New Netherland for 40 years
1664 – Colony conquered by English & renamed New York in honor of the Duke of York
July 9, 1776 – New York declared it’s independence
1777 – New York adopted its first constitution
Settlers
Hudson saw great opportunity for merchants on the Hudson river (easy access)
Fertile soilAbundant
valuable furs for little cost
Why
Merchants pitched cabins on South Point of Manhattan Island
Where
The first government of New York State grew out of the Revolutionary War
In June 1777, while the war was going on, an election for the first governor took place
George Clinton was elected and inaugurated as Governor at Kingston
First Government
New York City was the first capitol of the new nation
Albany became the capitol of New York in 1797
The Capitols
Tolerant of many religionsExample of tolerance: Lutheran church on
Long IslandHad many different types of religions:
Jewish synagoguePresbyterianLutheranAnglicanCongregationalBaptistRoman Catholic
Religion
New York City described as having a social life of “elegance and polish.” Met at taverns.
The Dutch population had a very “rustic” lifestyle. Men farmed and women sewed and took care of the family.
Played card games, backgammon, dice. Had many outdoor games (hunting, fishing, etc.)
Beach parties, quilting parties, sewing parties First race course in the United States was built in Long Island in 1668. The
Huckleberry Frolic was an annual event held at the race course featuring horse races, mule races, comedians, fire eaters, gymnasts and wild beasts.
Social Life & Entertainme
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Architecture was very traditionalExample: The Dutch built their houses and
buildings in their settlements just as they had before they came to North America
Architecture
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