By Cassy Lovato and Terrell Brown

 It was founded in 1624 by Peter Minuit.  It’s nickname is The Empire State.  Its most famous recipe is New York Cheesecake  It became a state on July 26, 1788

New York got its name from The Duke York. He came from England. The Dutch West India Company owned New York, but before the duke of York called it New York, the Dutch called it New Netherland.

One of the major industries was logging. Logging was very popular in new York. Another major industry was iron works. Iron was a big thing. In the 1890’s the British came and made ships. It was important that the British made ships to sail over the high seas. They came to NY because of their natural resources. Granite was a big thing. Fur trade was also big. They would trade with the Native Americans for beads and other materials.

Some natural resources are forest soil, granite, rocks, minerals, lakes and streams, freshwater wetlands, timber, and natural ocean bays. The freshwater wetlands where their main source of water. The granite was used for a lot of their furniture. They used forest soil to plant crops. The soil was rich in nutrients.

 1/3 cup sifted cake flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 extra-large eggs, separated 1/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 drops pure lemon extract 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar   4 8-ounce packages cream cheese (use only full fat), at room temperature 1 2/3 cups sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract 2 extra-large eggs 3/4 cup heavy or whipping cream

The major cities in New York are Albany and New York City. Albany is New York’s capital. New York City is the biggest city in New York.

NEW YORK The name of our Colony is New York. New York Was named after the duke of York. The founder of this middle colony is Peter Minuit. The population in 1775 is 260,000 people That is not a lot compared to New York now. The date Of statehood for the New York colony is July The date founded is 1626 or 1624.

 Catholic  Huguenot  Church of England  Dutch reformed

The currency in 1775 was $112,500. What currency is, is the money at the time.