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=// Colonial New York //=
 * **Founder  : **Peter Minuit
 * **Why colony was founded : **New York was founded because of good trade and profit in that area
 * **Some geographical characteristics of New York : **New York has a harbor which is good for trading, soil that is richer then New England colonies which is good for farming, and it has many different types of landscapes from beaches all the way to mountains.
 * **Conditions of region : **Ideal area for trading.
 * **Important people : **Henry Hudson because he found and explored the river that led to all of the trading in the state.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Why it is called New York : **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Named after King Charles II's brother the Duke of York.
 * **Houses of Colonial New York** : Houses of colonial New York were not nearly as big and fancy as houses today and most were made of charcoal or brick. They had only one room called the keeping room and that is were they cooked, cleaned, and slept. Only the parents and babys slept in the keeping room, the oldest kids slept in the attic.
 * **Major Towns and Cities** : Bronx, Brooklyn, Mannhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
 * **Some Native American Tribes in the New York Area** : Mohawk, Iroquoians, Lenapi (Delaware).

//**Peter Minuit**//