The Colony of New York

In New York's colony, summer is hot and humid, and winter is cold. Close to the coast of the Hudson River and wetlands. Go further north, the ground becomes rocks, soils of crops such as corn, tobacco, wheat, flax, vegetables are also very good. New York has mountains, plains, and hills. The Hudson River passes through New York. Native American tribes such as Lenape Wappinger, Munsee, Mohican, Mouhtauk live. Before Christopher Columbus completed his first voyage around the world, indigenous peoples first lived there. He came to America because he thought he would go to Asia.

The original territory occupied by the colony of New York was beyond the current border. After the revolutionary war, it extended to the east of Maine and New Jersey, and most of its boundaries competed among various colonies - even in France and the UK. The two main settlements are the capital city of Albany in the upper stream of the Hudson River and New York in Manhattan Island. The important waterways of the colony include the Hudson River and the Mohawk River, and the Appalachian Mountains pass through the center of this area.

The colony of New York is one of the 13 first colonies of the United States. The first 13 colonies were divided into 3 areas, including New England Colonies, Central Colonies, and Southern Colonies. The New York colony is one of the four central colonies, such as the Pennsylvania colony, the New Jersey colony, the Delaware colony. The New York colony was originally a Dutch colony called New Amsterdam founded in Peterminuut on Manhattan Island in 1626. In 1664, the Dutch handed the colony to the British and changed its name to New York after the Duke of York.

Before New York became a state it was one of the 13 first colonies. Founded in 1628 by the Dutch when it was called "New Holland", the colony of New York was ultimately dominated by British. During this period the town has grown into a prosperous town. And as it is now, New York City is the largest city in the New York colony, but other cities are also important. New York City in the colonial era is a business center that is busy and thriving like today. It has more races and languages ​​than most other cities in the colony. Because its harbor and location are close to Philadelphia and Boston, New York City is a major trade center. Initially, New York City was limited to Manhattan Island, but the other autonomous districts that constitute the present New York City were later founded.