Before the British colonists, the area was a colony of the Dutch who used it as a fur trading post. Before that, the island of Manhattan was occupied by various Algonquin speaking Native Americans.
Colonists weren't in New York during the middle ages!
they were dutch
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The proprietor allowed colonists to elect representatives to an assembly.
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I don't know!?! Did the Indains help the colonists???
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Some did and Some did not
Why, when Christopher Columbus discover the Native Americans. Thats when the colonist knew about New York.