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WHAT: THE ORIGINS OF NEW YORK CITYWHY: CONNECTION TO SS COMPONENTS – GEOGRAPHY, POLITICS, ECONOMICS, HISTORY
DO NOW: WHAT MAKES NEW YORK CITY SO SPECIAL? WHY DO YOU THINK NYC HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL ECONOMICALLY?
I. New Amsterdam
Henry Hudson was hired by the Dutch East India Company to search for new land – the Dutch called the northeast region New Netherland
Dutch purchased “Manhattes” from Native Americans and called the island New Amsterdam
With the help of Governor Peter Stuyvesant, New Amsterdam became very successful because of the harbors so that ships can trade, fur trade with Natives and the animals they brought from the Netherlands for food
II. New York
1644 – England wanted New Amsterdam and sent over soldiers and ships to take over the island from the Dutch – the Dutch gave up the colony
King James II gave the island to his brother, the Duke of York and the colony was renamed New York