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What different countries did people come from to settle in New York?
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After the original inhabitants (Native Americans), the Dutch took control of the area now known as New York City and environs. The area still retains many old dutch names.
Later, New Amsterdam was seiged and taken over my the English, who renamed it New York, in honor of the Duke of York.
From the mid to late 1700's the French population slightly declined as the English population increased.
New York has seen major Immigration from:
- Italy
- Ireland
- Germany
- Puerto Rico
- Nigeria
- Russia and various Baltic states
- Poland
- China (various sections)
- Korea
- Vietnam
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Why did early people settle in new york?
to have a free life.
Why did Irish Americans settle in New York?
They did so they could get a job because Ireland was one of the poorest countries.
Who were the earilest people settle in New York?
i dont know but I think it is of population
Who were the first people in New York City?
The first people to settle the New York City area were the Native American Lenape tribe.
Where did the Seneca tribe settle?
The Seneca people settled in New York before the American Revolution.
What led to diversity in the new Amsterdam?
Then England took over, and a man named James Charles York, renamed New Amsterdam to New York
Who settle first in New York?
No, the Dutch were the first settlers of New York.
What is so good about Henry Hudson?
He discovered the Hudson river! And then people came to settle New York.
Where did Huguenot families settle in New York in 1678?
they went to work for white people to make money
What are the major functions of New york city?
New York is a city which provides a large space for immigrants and people to live and settle into the United States.
Where did the dutch settle in New York?
On Manhattan
Dutch settle New York?
1624
