Transcript By: Mickayla and Anna  Founded in: 1626  Second American colony  Founded by: Peter Miniut and others on Manhattan Island  Reason for founding: Trade and profit.

By: Mickayla and Anna
 Founded
in: 1626
 Second American
colony
 Founded by: Peter
Miniut and others
on Manhattan
Island
 Reason for
founding: Trade
and profit
 Duke
of York
 King Charles II took
control of New
Netherlands (Early
Name) gave colony to
Duke of York
(Brother), afraid of
war with England he
gave up New
Amsterdam in honor
was renamed New
York
 Not
dominated by
a specific religion
which gave way
for religious
freedom
 Settlers who didn’t
agree with the
same religion were
able to build their
own town north of
New York City
 Mountains
in the
Northeast
 Lowlands along
Canadian border
 Fertile soil suited
for farming
A
mild climate
with warm
summers and mild
winters

Good farmland,
timber, furs, coal,
and iron ore
(important resource)


Exported agriculture
products and natural
resources
Able to manufacture iron
ore products (plows, tools,
kettles, locks, nails, and
large blocks of iron)
exported them to England
 1776
New York was
governed as a
royal colony
 During late 1600’s
war broke out
between France
and Great Britain
over northern New
York
 Why
was Duke of
York important to
the New York
colony?
 When Great Britain
and France went
to war what were
they fighting over?
 What
did they do
about the
disagreements
about religion?
 When was New
York founded?

http://www.history-map.com/picture/004/Colony-York-NewMap.htm

http://www.google.com/search?q=Duke+of+York&hl=en&safe=act
ive&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=t_MTUfGJGMybjAKH
x4HoDQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&biw=1440&bih=719&surl=1

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Snowflakes+in+New+York

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+new+york+land+for
ms

http://www.google.com/search?q=images+of+natural+resources&
hl=en&safe=active&tbo=d&rls=com

http://www.google.com/search?q=images+of+coal

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=colonial+towns+north+of+New
+york+City