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In 1617, officials of the Dutch West India Company in New Netherland created a settlement at present-day Albany, and in 1624 founded New Amsterdam, on Manhattan Island.The Dutch colony included claims to an area comprising all of the present U.S. states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Vermont, along with inland portions of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine in addition to eastern ...
Province of New York, established as a proprietary colony in 1664; chartered as royal colony in 1686; included in the Dominion of New England (1686–1689) Province of New Jersey , established as a proprietary colony in 1664; chartered as a royal colony in 1702
The Province of New York, becoming the State of New York [18] The Province of North Carolina, becoming the State of North Carolina; [19] some believe the colony declared independence on May 20, 1775, but this is disputed; The Province of Pennsylvania, becoming the State of Pennsylvania [20]
The Colony of New Netherland: A Dutch Settlement in Seventeenth-Century America (2009) excerpt and text search; Kammen, Michael. Colonial New York: A History New York: Oxford University Press, 1975. Kilpatrick, William Heard. The Dutch schools of New Netherland and colonial New York (1912) online; McFarlane, Jim.
For the first time, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts open 2 new theme parks in the same year: Disney California Adventure Park in February, and Tokyo DisneySea in September. [4] Disney acquires The Baby Einstein Company on November 7. The DVD release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs sold over 1 million units on its first day. [4] Atlantis: The ...
On Nov. 7 Walt Disney reported a strong fourth quarter which capped off a tremendous year for the company. For the third consecutive year in a row, Disney delivered record revenue, net income, and ...
The Province of New York thrived during this time, its economy strengthened by Long Island and Hudson Valley agriculture, in conjunction with trade and artisanal activity at the Port of New York; the colony was a breadbasket and lumberyard for the British sugar colonies in the Caribbean. New York's population grew substantially during this ...
A scene from “The Lost Colony” outdoor drama staged for 87 years on the Outer Banks and chronicling contact between English colonists and indigenous tribes. This production was staged during ...