History Of New York Colonization

New York was first colonized in 1626 by Peter Minuit. It was originally a called New Amsterdam being a dutch colony on Manhattan island. It was surrendered to the British in 1664 they renamed it New York after the Duke of York. It was one of the thirteen colonies and a British army camp during the first point of the revolution.It was the first capital after the constitution was ratified in 1788, George Washington was inaugurated on Wall Street. Speaking of Wall Street the New York stock exchange was founded in 1792. In 1883 the Brooklyn Bridge was finished it was a engineering marvel.1901 president McKinley was shot then NYC born Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in becoming the youngest president in us history.In 1903 the Yankees moved to NYC from