Year New York City Was Founded

In the early history of new york city the site was called new amsterdam as it was settled by mostly dutch people.
Year new york city was founded. The new name had its origins from duke of york england. In 1626 the trade station was named new amsterdam. The encyclopedia of new york city.
New york continued to grow and had about 7 000 inhabitants by 1700. A history of new york city s upper class and the making of a metropolis 2016. The history of new york city will show that it was founded by the colonists sometime in the 1530s.
This dutch colony had been founded after the area had first been explored by henry hudson in 1609. New york was originally part of new netherland. A visual celebration of 400 years of new york city s history 2005 online.
As with the other parts of the new world the land was settled by the colonists in the 1530s. The nation celebrates the fourth of july. New york was founded by the dutch in 1624.
The british took new amsterdam almost by force in 1664 and renamed it new york city after the brother of the king of england the duke of york. The first newspaper was published in 1725. In time the colonists established their business and engaged in trade with the locals.
And the united states bill of rights was drafted all at federal hall on wall street. Years later in 1664 the british drove away the dutch people netherlands and exercised dominion over new amsterdam and its neighborhood. In pursuit of privilege.