Why was New York founded in 1609?

Henry Hudson founded New York in 1609. BearExpert99

New York was founded by the Dutch. New York was founded by the Dutch. ___________________________________________________________________________________ New York was controlled by the dutch from 1609 to 1664. It was called New Amsterdam. New York still has many dutch street and place names. The Netherlands also had control of Indonesia for a while.

New York was inhabited by various tribes of Algonquian and Iroquoian speaking Native American tribes at the time Dutch settlers moved into the region in the early 17th century. In 1609, the region was first claimed by Henry Hudson for the Dutch. In 1609 the King of England was James I who reigned from 1603 to 1625.

Samuel de Champlain, the "father of new France", founded the first permanent french colony at Quebec in (1609) and explore northern new york state.

The New York Colony was governed as a Royal Colony. The Colony of New York existed from 1609 to 1692.

Henry Hudson discovered New York in 1609. New York became a part of the United States in 1788.

New york was founded in 1664

1609 I believe

Henry Hudson found New-York for the Dutch in 1609

The Dutch came to New York in 1609, ten years before the Mayflower.

The New York coloney was founded by Duke of York in 1664

New York, New York (New York City) was first founded in 1624 as a trading post by Dutch colonists.

New York City was founded in 1664.

It was first claimed by Henry Hudson on 1609.

The New York Colony was founded for religious freedom

New York University founded in 1831.

The New York Giants were founded in 1925.

Didn't exist as New York. No one was there but native Americans. The first American colony was Jamestown in 1609.

Peter Minuit is said to of founded New York in 1626.

A settler named Peter Minuit founded the colony of New York. They duke of york

it was founded in 1664 by the duke of York

Henry Hudson

The Colony of New York was founded in 1664. New Netherland was founded in 1624. The Duke of York took it from the founders and renamed it New York in 1664.

New York was founded in 1624 :)

new york was founded because they like founding things named new york

new york colony was founded because of religious freedom

Henry Hudson explored the areas of present day New York City in September of 1609.

New York is Founded in 1626.

The Port Authority of New York was founded in April 1921. It was later renamed the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Answer The Dutch founded New York.But they called it New Amsterdam.

New Amsterdam was founded around 1625. The English took control and renamed it New York in 1664.

The Duke of York founded New York in 1664.

the Duke of York founded the colony of New York

It was established in New York City, New York.

New York was founded by the Dutch, it was first called New Amsterdam.

The Dutch founded the colony of New Netherlands, which was taken over and turned into New York by the British, in 1613.

the duke of york he found new land and called it new york

New York was founded in sixteen twenty six by Paul Minuit. The colony was called New Netherland then. It was founded to bring in money via big industry and trade.

Sportscaster Harry Wismer. He founded the team as the New York Titans in the American Football League.

Wells Fargo was founded on March 18, 1852 in New York City, New York.

a man named william penn founded pennsylvania but i don't know who founded new york

Do you mean North America? He landed at the new world in 1609, July 3rd

In 1787 it became a state, but I think it was "actually" founded in 1609.

The Duke Of York

duke of york

Peter Minuit founded New York in1626. At this time the colony was called New Netherland. In 1674, King Charles II took over and named it New York, after his brother, the Duke of York.

The New York colony was found in 1664.

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Henry Hudson founded New York in 1626

the dutch found albany new york