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  2. History of Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    European settlement began with the establishment of a trading post founded by colonists from the Dutch Republic in 1624 on Lower Manhattan; the post was named New Amsterdam in 1626. The territory and its surroundings came under English control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother ...

  3. List of North American settlements by year of foundation

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    Founded in 1792 by Alexander Baranov as the new site for Three Saints Bay, founded in 1784. [62] 1792: Raleigh: North Carolina: United States 1793: Toronto: Ontario: Canada: Formerly known as Fort Toronto. In 1750, Fort Toronto was the second French trading post established in the Humber River area.

  4. New Amsterdam - Wikipedia

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    It is probably the oldest, lifelike depiction of the colony The First Slave Auction at New Amsterdam in 1655, by Howard Pyle New Amsterdam in 1664 (looking approximately due north) Verhulst, with his council, was responsible for the selection of Manhattan as a permanent place of settlement and for situating Fort Amsterdam.

  5. History of New York City - Wikipedia

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    European settlement began with the Dutch in 1608 and New Amsterdam was founded in 1624. The "Sons of Liberty" campaigned against British authority in New York City, and the Stamp Act Congress of representatives from throughout the Thirteen Colonies met in the city in 1765 to organize resistance to Crown policies. The city's strategic location ...

  6. History of New York City (prehistory–1664) - Wikipedia

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    2. Cartography: an essay on the development of knowledge regarding the geography of the east coast of North America; Manhattan Island and its environs on early maps and charts / by F.C. Wieder and I.N. Phelps Stokes. The Manatus maps. The Castello plan. The Dutch grants. Early New York newspapers (1725-1811). Plan of Manhattan Island in 1908

  7. History of New York City (1665–1783) - Wikipedia

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    The history of New York City (1665–1783) began with the establishment of English rule over Dutch New Amsterdam and New Netherland.As the newly renamed City of New York and surrounding areas developed, there was a growing independent feeling among some, but the area was divided in its loyalties.

  8. Colonial history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The most notable English failures were the "Lost Colony of Roanoke" (1583–90) in North Carolina and Popham Colony in Maine (1607–08). It was at the Roanoke Colony that Virginia Dare became the first English child born in America; her fate is unknown. [7] [1]

  9. Province of Carolina - Wikipedia

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    In 1712, the two provinces became separate colonies, the colony of North Carolina (formerly Albemarle province) and the colony of South Carolina (formerly Clarendon province). [19] Carolina was the first of three colonies in North America settled by the English to have a comprehensive plan.