Category Archives: February 7 Assignment
Spreading your seed
In hopes of expanding trade Dutch and English Companies often commissioned explorers such as Henry Hudson and Giovanni daVerrazano to find more efficient routes for trade. Although their original goals were not meet, inadvertently the “discovery” of this new region … Continue reading
So Good They Named It Twice!
A name gives something a sense of identity. It helps shape what a place is and may become and gives the people inhabiting it something to identify with, thus becoming a part of the people themselves. You rarely travel to … Continue reading
Failed Diplomacy: A Major Cause of New Amsterdam’s Downfall
Amongst the many events leading to the fall of New Amsterdam and its takeover by the English in 1664, rising tensions and conflicts brought about by failed diplomacy between the Natives and the Dutch colonizers caused a substantial amount of … Continue reading
The New Amsterdam
Historically New York City is one of the most important and the biggest city in the world, because it has been the center of the business and the place where the wealthiest s generate their wealth and the starting (welcome place) … Continue reading
First man who explored western US
Hernando De Soto was the first explorer who had physical evidences left of crossing the Mississippi River. In 1539, he led 700 men and started his journal from North Carolina to Texas. Even though he dies in 1542, his men finally got … Continue reading
Amsterdam
Amsterdam Engineer, Crjin Fredericxsz, helped in building infrastructure around Manhattan. He had a plan to erect a fort in a location near the sharp tip of the island. This would leave them with a commanding navigational access to both the … Continue reading
Richard, Richard Nicolls.
In 1664, a man named Richard Nicolls frocibly seized the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam and renamed the province and the main city for the duke of York. Nicolls and his followers took New Amsterdam from the Dutch with little … Continue reading
Bloody Deaths Lead to Peace
One specific event changed and connected the beginnings of New York City. This event is formally known as the Pavonia Massacre. The back story of this is that a death [and denial] of a Dutchman infuriated the Dutch and decided … Continue reading
Exploit + Conquer = Profit
The settlement of Europeans into the Americas is one of the most remarkable events in history of mankind. The European explorers, predominantly from Spain at first, crossed the Atlantic Ocean and settled in the new large continent. The influx of … Continue reading
Henry Hudson’s Contribution to New York City History
In 1609, Henry Hudson, hired by the Dutch East India Company, discovered what has now become the Hudson River while trying to discover a route to China and the many spice islands. Overlooked by many, this discovery has shaped New … Continue reading