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Title: 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.
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