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Geography of New York ★ The climate ○ Hot and humid summers 1 ○ Cold windy winters with a lot of snow 1 ★ Natural Resources ○ agricultural land, coal, furs, timber, and iron ore 1 ★ Geographic Features ○ Lowlands, mountains, coastal plains, farmland 1 1 -and 1. com. (2018). 1 and 1. com | Hosting, Domains, Website Services & Servers. [online] Available at: https: //www. 1 and 1. com/ [Accessed 21 Sep. 2018]. Softschools. com. (2018). New York Colony Facts. [online] Available at: http: //www. softschools. com/facts/13_colonies/new_york_colony_facts/2043/ [Accessed 21 Sep. 2018].

Demographic of New York ★ The Dutch established the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island Then in 1664 the English took control of the area and renamed it New York 1 ★ The Dutch originally put trading post’s along the hudson river 1 ★ The Dutch lived in Netherland for 40 years before establishing New Amsterdam 2 ★ The Dutch spoke English, Papiamento, Dutch 3 ★ The Dutch were mainly Roman Catholic 3 Editors, History. com. "New York". HISTORY, 2018, https: //www. history. com/topics/us-states/new-york. Accessed 21 Sept 201811 Editors, History. com. "New York". HISTORY, 2018, https: //www. history. com/topics/us-states/new-york. Accessed 21 Sept 2018. 2 "New York Colony Facts". Softschools. Com, 2018, http: //softschools. com/facts/13_colonies/new_york_colony_facts/2043/. Accessed 21 Sept 20183

Social/Cultural aspects of New York ★ Colonial NY didn’t have a specific religion and citizens were free to worship as they wished. There were Catholics, Jews, Lutherans, Quakers, ect. 1 ★ Peter Minuit was made the director general by the Dutch west india company. 2 ★ In colonial New York, women had different jobs from men's. Women generally to cooked, cleaned, sewed, cared for the children, and took care of the livestock. 3 ★ Women, Native Americans, enslaved people, and free blacks had very little rights in the colony. 4 1 -"New York Colony Facts". Softschools. Com, 2018, http: //www. softschools. com/facts/13_colonies/new_york_colony_facts/2043/. Accessed 21 Sept 2018. 2 -"Important Leaders In Colonial New York | Synonym". Classroom. Synonym. Com, 2018, https: //classroom. synonym. com/important-leaders-in-colonial-new-york 12083650. html. Accessed 21 Sept 2018. 3 -Women's Jobs And Roles In Colonial New York. 2018, https: //men-vs-women-rights. weebly. com/womens-jobs-and-roles-in-colonial-new-york. html. Accessed 21 Sept 2018.

Politics in New York ★ In June, 1777, the New York Colony elected its first governor, George Clinton. 1 ★ At first the New York Colony was a Dutch colony named New Amsterdam, founded by Peter Minuit in 1626 on Manhattan Island. 2 ★ There are 62 counties in the state of New York. 1 ★ It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five brough. 1 1 - “New York Colony Facts". Softschools. Com, 2018, http: //www. softschools. com/facts/13_colonies/new_york_colony_facts/2043/. Accessed 21 Sept 2018. 2 -"New York Colony Facts". Softschools. Com, 2018, http: //www. softschools. com/facts/13_colonies/new_york_colony_facts/2043/. Accessed 26 Sept 2018.

Economics in New York ★ What people did for a living ○ lumber trading, slave trading, merchants, traders 1 ○ Farmers grew flax, tobacco, wheat, vegetables 1 ★ Exportation ○ Iron ore, tools plows, nails, and kitchen items ○ The English had slaves as domestic servants and laborer 2 ○ One of the major crops was wheat, they were referred as the breadbasket colony 2 1 -Emma, Addy, and View profile. "Economy". Newyorkcolonyhistory. Blogspot. Com, 2018, http: //newyorkcolonyhistory. blogspot. com/p/economy. html. Accessed 21 Sept 2018. 2 -: Softschools. com. (2018). New York Colony Facts. [online] Available at: http: //www. softschools. com/facts/13_colonies/new_york_colony_facts/2043/ [Accessed 21 Sep. 2018].