New York Colony
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
NEW YORK
BY: ISABELLA BERTOLACCI, MADELEINE FEX, AND DENORA GUEVARA
REGION
IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES
ECONOMY
- various ways of making money
- 1. farming
- 2. selling fur & lumber
- 3. trading, shipping
- 4. slave trade
Photo by ecstaticist
FOUNDING THE COLONY
- the Dutch found the colony
- founded for trade and furs
- also for economic and political reasons
Location
*along the Atlantic Ocean
*has mountains, plains, and rolling hills
CHALLENGES
- interactions with the native americans weren't very friendly
- their economy was mixed and clashed
- the smuggling of goods
- religious freedom did not exist
Photo by Peter Mooney
BENEFITS
- good soil
- many rivers
- many trees to build homes
- the fairest temperatures
Photo by Hammonton Photography
LEADER
PETER MINUIT (DUKE OF YORK ORGANIZED MISSION)
THANKS FOR WATCHING!
Photo by kevin dooley
