New York

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New York

• Evan and Kenny

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Fast Facts

• Bird - bluebird
• Capital - Albany
• Population - 18,976,457
• Motto - Excelsior
• Flower - Rose
• Nickname - Empire State
• Symbol - NY
• Animal - beaver

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Economy

• Agriculture
• - dairy -cattle - veggies - apples
• Industry
• - printing -instruments electric equipment -
  machinery - tourism

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Famous People

• Frederick Douglas
• Tom Cruise

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Tourist Attractions

• American Museum of History
• Snug Harbor
• Staten Island Botanical
• Gardens
• Statute of liberty

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Geography

• Area 47,214 miles
• Highest elevation 5,344 ft.
• Lowest elevation 0 ft. at sea level

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History of New York
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Founded

• 1626 Peter Minuit
• Manhattan Island
• The King of England gave a colony to James the
  Duke of York
• James kept some land for him and changed the name
  to New York - gave the rest to John Berkley and
  George Carter

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Why They Came

• Climate
• Soil
• Farming

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Where They Settled

• They usually arrived at seaports in New York
• Some lived in the city to find jobs
• Most lived in country side

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What They Did After Arrived

• Raised livestock , pigs , cattle
• Grew ,fruits , veggies , corn , barely
• grew grain - known as bread basket
• Boys had to do many chores
• Laborers were usually African Americans

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Problems They Faced

• England captured New Amsterdam

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Revolutionary War History

• After New Amsterdam captured renamed New York
• British won battle of Long Island 1776
• Americans victory over Saratoga 1777
• Americans Benningtion victory 1777

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Sources

• www. Google .com
• www. PowerPoint .com
• History Social Science text book
• www. 50 states .org
• www. Class brain .com
• www.timepage.com
• www.thous50.com

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Conclusion

• We want you and your family to come sea us in New
  York. I hope you enjoyed our presentation we are
  looking forward to seeing you.