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The Developing Of New York City

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The Developing of New York City

New York City was founded in 1624, when the Dutch first settled along the Hudson river. Then about two years later, they established the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. By the 1650’s there were about 1,000 people living in the area. Later on, in 1664 the English gained control of the area and renamed it, New York. New Amsterdam was renamed New York to honor the Duke of York and Albany, the brother of King Charles II.
New York, being one of the 13 colonies was definitely involved in the American Revolution (1775-1783). Some war sites during the revolution include; St. Paul’s Chapel, Federal Hall national museum, Fraunces Tavern Museum, Fort Tryon Park, Green-Wood Cemetery and many more. By the end of the war, NYC was the British base of command until it was over. During this time the population was approximately 25,000 people. These people include: English, Scots, Scots-Irish, Germans, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Puritans, they were all part of the first wave of immigration. Immigrants got here by boat because planes hadn’t been invented yet. To travel once they got to the city they either took the horse and buggy or had to travel by foot. By 1800, there were about 60,000 people living in New York City, it was still very rural at this time, but transportation and technology had improved tremendously due to the Industrial Revolution. Immigrants such as the English, Scots, Scots-Irish, Germans, British, Dutch, French, Spanish

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