Author: Bob ItaliaPublisher: ABDO
ISBN: 9781577655893
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Readers learn about colonial life and the events that led to revolution and statehood.
The New York Colony
Author: Bob ItaliaPublisher: ABDO
ISBN: 9781577655893
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Readers learn about colonial life and the events that led to revolution and statehood.
The New York Colony
Author: Kevin CunninghamPublisher: A True Book (Relaunch)
ISBN: 9780531266076
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Provides a history of New York, from its beginnings as a Dutch colony to its involvement in the American Revolution and its admittance into the United States in 1788.
The New York Colony
Author: Martin HintzPublisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515742202
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Provides an introduction to the history, government, economy, resources, and people of the New York Colony. Includes maps, charts, and a timeline.
The Colony of New York
Author: Susan WhitehurstPublisher: Rosen Classroom Books & Materials
ISBN: 9780823986569
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
6 copies of one book
Exploring the New York Colony
Author: Patrick CatelPublisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 1515722473
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
"This book explores the people, places, and history of the New York Colony"--
The Colony of New Netherland
Author: Jaap JacobsPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801475160
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Dutch involvement in North America started after Henry Hudson, sailing under a Dutch flag in 1609, traveled up the river that would later bear his name. The Dutch control of the region was short-lived, but had profound effects on the Hudson Valley region. In The Colony of New Netherland, Jaap Jacobs offers a comprehensive history of the Dutch colony on the Hudson from the first trading voyages in the 1610s to 1674, when the Dutch ceded the colony to the English. As Jacobs shows, New Netherland offers a distinctive example of economic colonization and in its social and religious profile represents a noteworthy divergence from the English colonization in North America. Centered around New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan, the colony extended north to present-day Schenectady, New York, east to central Connecticut, and south to the border shared by Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, leaving an indelible imprint on the culture, political geography, and language of the early modern mid-Atlantic region. Dutch colonists' vivid accounts of the land and people of the area shaped European perceptions of this bountiful land; their own activities had a lasting effect on land use and the flora and fauna of New York State, in particular, as well as on relations with the Native people with whom they traded. Sure to become readers' first reference to this crucial phase of American early colonial history, The Colony of New Netherland is a multifaceted and detailed depiction of life in the colony, from exploration and settlement through governance, trade, and agriculture. Jacobs gives a keen sense of the built environment and social relations of the Dutch colonists and closely examines the influence of the church and the social system adapted from that of the Dutch Republic. Although Jacobs focuses his narrative on the realities of quotidian existence in the colony, he considers that way of life in the broader context of the Dutch Atlantic and in comparison to other European settlements in North America.
The Island at the Center of the World
Author: Russell ShortoPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1400096332
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
In a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history. "Astonishing . . . A book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past." --The New York Times When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed: 12,000 pages of its records–recently declared a national treasure–are now being translated. Russell Shorto draws on this remarkable archive in The Island at the Center of the World, which has been hailed by The New York Times as “a book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past.” The Dutch colony pre-dated the “original” thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.
Defying Empire
Author: Thomas M. TruxesPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300150431
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This enthralling book is the first to uncover the story of New York City merchants who engaged in forbidden trade with the enemy before and during the Seven Years’ War (also known as the French and Indian War). Ignoring British prohibitions designed to end North America’s wartime trade with the French, New York’s merchant elite conducted a thriving business in the French West Indies, insisting that their behavior was protected by long practice and British commercial law. But the government in London viewed it as treachery, and its subsequent efforts to discipline North American commerce inflamed the colonists.Through fast-moving events and unforgettable characters, historian Thomas M. Truxes brings eighteenth-century New York and the Atlantic world to life. There are spies, street riots, exotic settings, informers, courtroom dramas, interdictions on the high seas, ruthless businessmen, political intrigues, and more. The author traces each phase of the city’s trade with the enemy and details the frustrations that affected both British officials and independent-minded New Yorkers. The first book to focus on New York City during the Seven Years’ War, Defying Empire reveals the important role the city played in hastening the colonies’ march toward revolution.
The New York Colony
Author: Dennis B. FradinPublisher: Children's Press(CT)
ISBN: 9780516003894
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Traces the history of the Dutch colony beginning with the years it was inhabited only by Indians to the time it became the eleventh state. Includes biographical sketches on famous New Yorkers such as Hiawatha, Peter Minuit, and Captain Kidd.
A True Book—Information Literacy
Author: Scholastic Library PublishingPublisher: Children's Press
ISBN: 9780531280027
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Being able to extract information from maps, tables, charts, diagrams, and graphs is one of the most important skills any student can learn. Each title in this True Book series highlights a different method of presenting information. Engaging text and eye-catching visuals help readers recognize variations on each method and teach them how gather the information they are looking for.