New York Colony
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The colony of New York
By: Lilly Lewis and Chloe Sinnock
- Established July 26, 1788
- Founded by Peter Minuit in 1626
- Established for trade & profits
- Located in the middle region
Establishment
Lifestyles
- Money made by trade & profits
- Women worked, owned property, and ran businesses
- Children worked
- Women; cooked, made things, and watched the little ones,
- Men; built things, fixed things, outside work, raised animals, hunted, and made things
- Children played with what they found when they had time.
- The colonists had no say in decisions.
Geography & Climate
Physical features - forests, rivers, mountains
Natural resources - timber, coal, iron, furs, good farmland
Climate - mild climate, warm summers, & mild winters
Major Cities
- Albany
- Brooklyn
- Rochester
Economy
Some Jobs: hunting, farming, fishing, and lumber jacking.
Government
- Run by governor appointed by king of England
- "Royal Government"
Religon
Religious Groups:
- Quakers
- Catholics
- Lutherans
- Jews
Map of Colony
