The New York/ New Jersey Colony

1. The New York/ New Jersey Colony By April Lopez and Autumn Byfield

3. Key Terms • Henry Hudson • Peter Minuit • Proprietary • Fur Trade • Iroquois • Peter Stuyvesant • Giovanni daVerrazzano • Duke of York (James) • Lord Berkeleyand Sir George Carteret

4. History • NY Colony was first witnessed in 1609 by Henry Hudson • Peter Minuit claimed it years later. • Both a part of the New Netherlands until 1664 • The takeover was on August 27, 1664. • Renamed the area New York • New Jersey was split into East and West Jersey by Quakers until 1702.

6. Government -Mostly used as a trading port at first -Became proprietary -Switched to royal

7. Economy The economies of the New York and New Jersey Colonies depended on: • Fishing and Trading: the Hudson River. • Commercial agriculture: corn and wheat; livestock: beef and pork • Industry: production of iron ore, lumber, hemp, coal, textiles, furs, and shipbuilding. • Indentured servants

8. The Hudson

9. Culture -Women were inferior to males. -All professions were respected; Equal -The Dutch had a clean and elegant lifestyle. -Four social groups: -Small Farmers -Craftsmen -Merchants -Service Providers (business men). -Very Diverse -Dutch and English were mostly spoken -Religiously tolerant.

10. The Population By 1750: • NY: About 80,000 • NJ: About 70,000 Diversity

11. Association with Natives • Iroquois were upstate New York • With fur trade, Natives and Dutch were peaceful • End of fur trade in mid-1600s= Bloody wars

12. Review Terms

13. Giovanni da Verrazzano

14. Henry Hudson

15. Peter Minuit

16. Peter Stuyvesant

17. Duke of York (James)

18. Lord Berkeleyand Sir George Carteret

19. Review Continued (Important Events) • The Hudson was explored • NY and NJ were first ruled by the Dutch. • England took over in 1664. • First a trading port, then was proprietary , and afterwards royal. • Became diverse in religion and people from the start.