-
Jan 1, 1524
Giovanni Da Verrazano
The first white men to see Manhattan, Giovanni Da Verrazano an italian explorer. While working for the king of France. -
Period: Jan 1, 1524 to
New York Colony
-
Henry Hudson explorations
Henry Hudson did explorations up the river which now carries his name. -
Trade Began
A trade began between the Indians and the Dutch, gold was traded for precious fur. -
Finding a Passage to Asia
The Amsterdam based Dutch East India Company commisioned on english sea captain Henry Hudson to find a borthwest passage to Asia. -
New Netherlands
Already the territory part of which would also become Delaware, New Jersey, and Conneticut had a name New Netherlands. -
The Pilgrim landing
The pilgrim landed in PlyMouth, Massachusets. -
Dutch West India Company
The Dutch gonverment gave a license to a group of merchants who organized the Dutch West India Company, because of the Dutch trade in Amerca and Africa. -
First Settlers
The First settlers to arrive in Manhattan were the Dutch emagrants. -
Dutch settlement Began
A Dutch Colony Settlement began by the Dutch West India Company. -
War Begins
War began between Englan and Holland. -
Colony Captured
The English captured the colony from the Dutch, and it became New York. Name after the Duke of York. -
Peace at last
There was Peace between the English and the Dutch. -
Horseback Service
A Horseback service was mae between New York and Boston for mail. -
Ruling New York
The Dutch Gonverment controlled the city of New York. -
The Dutch realizing
The Dutch realized that they couldn't fight in war successfully against England and France. -
Gonverment
New York was officially granted representive style of gonverment. -
Royal Colony
New York Became a royal colony when James ascended the thrown of England. -
Meeting Together
Seven of the thirteen colonial assemblies met in Albany to discuss coming together for defense and gonverment. -
Provincial Congress
A group of rebels formed a New York provincial congress. -
Independence
New York endorsed the Declaration of Independence thus declaring itself an independent state. New York was no longer a colony.