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Peter Minuit founded New Amsterdam
later named New York and where the Giants play and the most populated city in America -
New Amsterdam became a town
the King of Britian approved the charter after 1 year of waiting to make the town -
Peter Stuyvesant because dutch governor of New Netherland
Peter was born in 1612 and lost his leg from a cannon ball in 1644 -
Dutch defeated the Swedes on the Delaware river
was a 5 month war once the Dutch won Stuyvesant celebrated the victory greatly -
King Charles II gave his brother New Netherland
Then was named New York. He got it for a present from his brother and the Duke of York later shared it with his friends. -
King Philips War
Was very bloody and fought bitterly by the Colonists against the Native Indians. 1/3 of Americans pop was wiped out. -
Albany became a settlement
Later became the Capitol of NY the settlement almost didn't make it to be a settlement. -
Became a State in the United States
was clarified by Britian and had to convince Parliament -
percentage of enslaved people was 6.2%
the slaves were treated unfairly and awfully -
Albany became New Yorks capitol City
when they announced it was the capital City the population there increased by 6% -
West Point Military Academy opened in New York
now it is one of the main Military Academy's in America -
War of 1812
New York played a big part in it and so did some other Colonies -
Erie Canal in NY was completed
300 workers helped with the project and later became a way to get electricity -
slavery started in New York
and later became a priority in the United States -
New Yorks first railroad opened
later became New Yorks main way of transportation and was a great import access -
Big fire in New York
600 buildings were affected and 60 people died -
start of construction for New York's Capitol building
took a lot of labor do to not advanced equipment -
Explosion on Staten Island
a ferry named The Westfeild II exploded and it killed 125 people -
Millions of Immigrants arrived in New York Harbor
passed Elise Island on their way to become Americans -
9 Day Heat Wave
killed 420 people and was New York's first major weather effect -
president William Mckinley assonated
His vice president Theodore Roosevelt then became president -
Lake Placid held winter Olympics
first Olympics held in America -
wizard of oz was published
It was shot in Chittenango, New York because the town has yellow brick roads. -
New York got the nickname Empire State
It got that name because it was where a lot of stores were and it had the biggest population for such a tiny state. and the Empire State building. -
Brush Fires on Staten Island
Destroyed 100 homes and killed 15 people. Was second most devastating thing that happened there so far. -
Former First Lady Hillary Clinton elected to US senate
she later became America's first female President -
Senator Hillary Clinton entered presidential race
she has experience and later faced Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race. -
US Airways plane crashed
It had 115 people on it and landed in Hudson River after striking bird on takeoff. All aboard were safe. -
Car Bombwas found in New York City Timesquare
Luckily they found it before it blew up. Nobody was hurt. -
Protesters protesting corporate greed
they chanted " Banks got bailed out, we got sold out !" 70 people got arrested. Two police officers got injuries and had to be hospitalized.
