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Jan 1, 1524
Geovanni De Verrazano
The first white man to see manhattan -
New york colony originated.
The New York colony originated -
henry hudson
Henry Hudson sailed his ship into the lower bay of New York -
Trading
Thriving trade began between the Indians and the Dutch -
The Dutch built a fort
The Dutch bulit a fort named New Amsterdam -
Dutch West India Company
The Dutch were under pressure when reminded by England of its claim to ther New world, the Dutch goverment granted a charter to a group of merchants who organized the Dutch West India Company. This was done to allow them to take over trade in America and Africa -
First settlers
The first settlers to arrive in Manhattan arrived -
Dutch colony settlement began
A Dutch colony settlement began -
War
War between England and Holland began -
King Charles II
English King Charles II gave a large land gift which inlcuded New Netherlands to the Duke of York, James Straut, that was also his brother. -
English captured colony
The English captured the colony from the Dutch and it became New York. By the mid 1700s nearly 100,000 people called New York home. -
The king sent his brother
The King of England at the time sent his brother "and eventually succesor" James to lead a group to the New Netherlands -
Captured and renamed
It was captured and renamed New York because James's title at the time was "The Duke of York" -
Peace
This year peace betweeand the Inglish and the Dutch was made -
Horseback Postal Service
Horseback postal service was initiated between New York and Boston. Dutch goverment sent ships with troops to New York and succesfully regained control of the city which they renamed New Orange. -
The Dutch returned New Orange to England
The Dutch returned New Orange to England -
New York was oficially granted
New York was oficially granted representive style of goverment. Trough this remained more theory than practice. -
James ascended the throne
James ascended the throne and New York became a royal colony
