New York Colony Fact
Facts Subject Facts about the New York Colony
Fact 1 History
Year Founded: 1626 by Peter Minuit and others, on Manhattan Island
Fact 2 Cities
Major Towns / Cities: New York City, Albany
Fact 3 Geography
Geography: Mountains in the northeast, lowlands from Lake Ontario along the Canadian border. Atlantic coastal plain. The general geography of the Middle Colonies had a mix of the New England and Southern features but had fertile soil and land that was suited to farming
Fact 4 Climate
Climate: The Middle Colonies had a mild climate with warm summers and mild winters that were suited to farming and agriculture
Fact 5 Religion
Religion: Not dominated by a specific religion which gave way to religious freedom for Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jews and others. Refer to Religion in the Colonies
Fact 6 Raw
Materials
Natural Resources: Good farmland, timber, furs and coal. Iron ore was a particularly important natural resource
Fact 7 Economy
Economics and Trade: Exported agricultural products and natural resources but were also able to manufacture iron ore products such as plows, tools, kettles, locks, nails and large blocks of iron which they exported to England
Fact 8 Government
Government: By 1775 New York was governed as a Royal Colony.
Fact 9 History Original Name: The original name of the colony was the Province of New York, later New York and Vermont
Fact 10 History
Fact 11 Economy
New York was often referred to as a breadbasket colony because it grew so many crops, especially wheat. The wheat was ground into flour in flour mills then shipped to England.
Fact 12 Economy
A typical farm was 50 to 150 acres consisting of a house, barn, yard and fields
Fact 13 History
In 1638 the Swedish settlement led by Peter Minuit starting the New Sweden Colony
Fact 14 History
In 1646 Peter Stuyvesant (1602-1672) became Dutch Governor of the New Netherlands
Fact 15 History
In 1655 the Dutch defeat the Swedes on the Delaware and Stuyvesant took possession of the New Sweden Colony
Fact 16 History
In 1664 the Dutch lose New Amsterdam to the British which is re-named as New York, after the Duke of York
Fact 17 Trade / Exports
The Middle Colonies were the big food producing region that included corn and wheat and livestock including beef and pork. Other industries included the production of iron ore, lumber, textiles, furs and shipbuilding - refer to Colonial Times
Fact 18 Industry
Flax and hemp farms were established in the Middle Colonies furthering the textiles industry
Fact 19 History
The Colony became a state on July 26, 1788. For additional facts and info refer to the Change from Colonies to States
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