New York

Examples of New York in the following topics:

• The Conquest of New York

  • In March, 1665, the Duke of York was granted a Royal colony which included New Netherland and present-day Maine.
  • The Duke of York never visited his colony, named New York in his honor, and exercised little direct control over it.
  • In 1665, the Province of New Jersey was created from a portion of New York, but the border was not finalized until 1765.
  • New York became a royal province in February of 1685 when its proprietor, the Duke of York, was crowned King James II of England.
  • This map shows the changing boundaries of the colony of New York from the 17th to 18th centuries.

• Washington's Escape from New York

  • Although Howe was successful in driving Washington out of New York City, he was unsuccessful in taking New Jersey.
  • The British gained control of New York harbor and the surrounding agricultural areas, and held New York City and Long Island until the war ended in 1783.
  • The areas around New York City in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut were an ongoing battleground for the rest of the war.
  • Map of the New York-New Jersey Campaign during the American Revolution.
  • Map of the New York-New Jersey Campaign during the American Revolution.

• The Holdouts: Virginia and New York

  • New York and Virginia both faced ratification battles on ideological grounds.
  • Hamilton, Madison, and Jay wrote a series of commentaries under the name of "Publius", now known as the Federalist Papers, in support of the new instrument of government; however, the primary aim of the essays was to aid ratification in the state of New York, at that time a hotbed of anti-federalism.
  • Whether they were primarily responsible for New York's eventual ratification of the Constitution, however, is questionable.
  • Furthermore, by the time New York came to a vote, 10 states had already ratified the Constitution and it had thus already passed—the earlier ratification of the Constitution in Virginia, the tenth state to do so, placed extra pressure on New York to also ratify.
  • Examine the reasons why New York and Virginia hesitated to support the ratification of the Constitution

• Charles Finney and the Burned-Over District

  • He led revival meetings in New York and Pennsylvania, but his greatest success occurred after he accepted a ministry in Rochester, New York, in 1830.
  • Intense flames of religious fervor swept the area of western New York during this time, in large part due to Finney's work.
  • Western New York still had a frontier quality at the time, making professional and established clergy scarce.
  • The first communal Shaker farm was established in this area of New York during this period.
  • Identify the key religious movements that emerged out of the western New York frontier

• Quebec, New York, and New Jersey

  • In the early stages of the American Revolution, battles over Quebec, New York, and New Jersey played an important role in the war.
  • The failure of the Continental Army to hold New York strengthened Loyalist sentiment in the region.
  • News of the capture of New York was favorably received in London, and General Howe was awarded the Order of the Bath for his work.
  • The victory also drew General Charles Cornwallis from New York.
  • The Continental Army was bolstered during these skirmishes by a large number of militia from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

• Settling the Middle Colonies

  • The Middle Colonies later became the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
  • In the 1660s, the English largely conquered this land, renaming the area New York after the Duke of York, James II.
  • From 1701 to 1765, colonists skirmished in the New York-New Jersey Line War over disputed colonial boundaries.
  • The Dutch Reformed were strong in upstate New York and New Jersey, and Congregationalists were important in Long Island.
  • The Middle Colonies comprised of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.

• Settlers and Native Americans

  • The American Revolution caused civil war within the New York-based Iroquois Confederacy.
  • Military expeditions on each side destroyed villages and food supplies to reduce the ability of people to fight, including frequent raids by both sides in the Mohawk Valley and western New York.
  • Although most members of the Iroquois tribes went to Canada with the Loyalists, others tried to stay in New York and western territories to maintain their lands.
  • The state of New York made a separate treaty with Iroquois nations and put 5,000,000 acres (20,000 km2) of land that had previously been their territories up for sale.
  • The state established small reservations in western New York for the remnant peoples.

• Peace Overtures and the Evacuation of Philadelphia

  • On June 13, the commissioners sent a package of proposals to Congress, which was holding sessions in York, Pennsylvania.
  • Following France's entry into the war, Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton was ordered by the government to abandon Philadelphia and defend New York City, now vulnerable to French naval power .
  • Clinton shipped troops and equipment by sea to New York, and evacuated Philadelphia on June 18.
  • By July, Clinton was in New York City, and Washington was in White Plains, New York, similar to the situation in 1776.

• From New Netherland to New York

  • The Dutch colony of New Netherland was taken by the British in the 17th century and later became the colonies of New York and New Jersey.
  • The colony and city were renamed New York in his honor.
  • The Dutch in New York chafed under English rule.
  • The Duke of York never visited his colony, named New York in his honor, and exercised little direct control over it.
  • The governors of New York then ruled New Jersey, which infuriated the settlers of New Jersey, who accused the governor of showing favoritism to New York.

• New Jersey

  • King Charles II gave the region between New England and Maryland to his brother, the Duke of York (later King James II), which was renamed New York.
  • The governors of New York then ruled New Jersey, which infuriated the settlers of New Jersey.
  • They accused the governor of showing favoritism to New York.
  • Some townships emerged as important ports for shipping to New York and Philadelphia.
  • Bowen Map of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and New England; ca. 1747