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Jan 1, 1524
The Discovery of New York
Giovanni De Verazzano the first white man (italian) to see Manhattan. -
Period: Jan 1, 1524 to
The History of New York
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Jan 1, 1566
The King Forbids
The King forbid Henry Hudson to return to the Notherlands. -
Henry Hudson Landing in New York
Henry Hudson's ship the Half Moon landed in the lower bay of New York. -
Dutch Claiming the Terrotory
Dutch claim to the terrotory based on the exploration of Henry Hudson up the river. -
Trading Between the Indians and the DUtch
A thriving trade between the Indians and the Dutch. -
North/West Passage to Asia
Henry Hudson went to find a North/West passage to Asia. -
England's claim to New World
Pressured England reminded the Dutch government of England's claim to the New World, the Dutch granted a charter to a group of Merchnats who organized the Dutch West India company. -
The First Settlers
The first settlers to land in Manhattan (the Dutch). -
A New Settlement
A Dutch colony began a settlement. -
The Slaughter Episode
The Indians and Dutch began a slaughter episode. John Underhill paid his followers to slaughterthe Indian tribes. The new dirctor-general was blamed for poor performance to his colony, and he was called to Holland, on his way there his ship sunk and he died. -
Seizing the Ships
The British ships seized the Dutch Merchant ships. -
The Large Land Gift
English King, Charles the second, presented a large land gift which include New Netherland, to his brother, the Duke of York, James Stuart. -
The English Have Captured a Dutch Colony
The English captured the colony from the Dutch, and it became New York. -
Peace At Last
In the year 1667 there was peace between the English and the Dutch. -
Horseback Postal Service Initiation
A horseback postal service was initiated between New York and Boston. -
Dutch Conrol Over New York Again
THe Dutch government immediately sent ships with troops to New York and succesfully regained control over the city. -
Two Empires, One Dutch Government
The Dutch government realized that they could not war succesfully against two large empires, England and France, and reluctantly returned New Orange (New York) to the English. -
Representatve Style Government
New York was officially granted representative style government, thopugh though this remained more theory than practice. -
The War
King George's war began -
Proposal Rejection
Seven of the 13 colonial assemblies met in Albany to discuss coming together for mutual defense and government, though the proposal was ultimately rejected. -
Rebels
the New York rebels from the provintial congress -
The Declarartion of independence.
The declaration that New York is no longer a colony, The Declaration of Independence.
